Microsoft Office for iPad launches today, requires Office 365 subscription for editing

Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a long-awaited version of its Office suite for iPad, bringing productivity applications Word, Excel and PowerPoint to Apple's tablet lineup, requiring users to subscribe to its Office 365 service for editing documents.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 104

Live coverage from Microsoft's Office for iPad and Cloud event in San Francisco

Thursday marks the first major event hosted by new Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella, where the company is also expected to unveil a long awaited version of its Office productivity suite for Apple's iPad. AppleInsider is there live with up-to-the-second coverage.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 10

Microsoft rumored to debut Enterprise Mobility Suite, Office for iPad on Thursday

Many expect Microsoft to launch Office for iPad on Thursday, but fresh rumors say the company may also make a play for mass device management with a cross-platform Enterprise Mobility Suite, a competitor to Apple's recently released Deployment Programs initiative.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 29

Microsoft releases free OneNote information organizer on Apple's Mac App Store

Microsoft on Monday released an all-new Mac OS X edition of its popular OneNote application for free on the Mac App Store, taking the venerable digital notebook cross-platform amid stiff competition from Silicon Valley startup Evernote.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 31

Microsoft to release free version of OneNote for Mac later this month - report

In an effort to directly take on popular cross-platform note taking application Evernote, Microsoft will finally be bringing its OneNote service to the Mac later this month in the form of a free app, according to a new report.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 24

Microsoft working to bring Xbox Live service to iOS, taking on Apple's Game Center

Microsoft's Xbox Live social gaming service is set to go cross-platform, reaching beyond the Xbox consoles and Windows devices to Apple's iOS, and also Google's Android.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 11

Apple, Inc. sold more computers than all of Microsoft's Windows PC partners in December quarter

Seven years after entering the mobile computing market with iPhone, the Cupertino-based company has now reached a peak of building and selling more computers than all of Microsoft's Windows licensees put together.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 162

Microsoft considering allowing Android apps to run on Windows - report

In an effort to bolster its struggling Windows platforms, Microsoft is said to be "seriously considering" allowing Android applications to run in both the traditional Windows environment, as well as on the Windows Phone mobile platform.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 39

Microsoft officially names Satya Nadella CEO, Bill Gates steps down as chairman

Veteran Microsoft executive Satya Nadella will immediately replace retiring CEO Steve Ballmer while company founder Bill Gates will relinquish his position as chairman to take on a more active, product-focused role, the company announced on Tuesday.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 99

Microsoft reportedly ready to name new CEO, may replace Bill Gates as chairman

After months of searching, Microsoft is reportedly on the verge of naming Satya Nadella as CEO, while the company's board mulls replacing Bill Gates as chairman.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 60

'Cortana,' Microsoft's Siri competitor, to go public in April - report

Following in the footsteps of Siri and Google Now, Microsoft looks to be on track to release its own personal digital assistant — dubbed Cortana — later this spring.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 89

Microsoft considering Ericsson CEO to replace Steve Ballmer

In its ongoing effort to find a replacement for outgoing chief executive Steve Ballmer, Microsoft is now said to be considering Hans Vestberg, CEO of Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 56

Editorial: 2013 was a terrible year for both Apple's competitors and its media critics

Tech blogs and mainstream media reports in 2013 consistently presented Apple as beset by a series of unsolvable problems, from flagging sales and slipping market share to a generalized lack of innovation. In hindsight, the media was disastrously, egregiously wrong about the horses it chose to back in the technology market this year. Perhaps they'll do a better job in 2014.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 257

Steve Ballmer boasts profitability, reveals personal living room push in Microsoft exit interview

With Steve Ballmer's days left at Microsoft dwindling down, the outgoing CEO has participated in a new interview reflecting on his legacy, in which he boasts how profitable he made the company's business, and takes credit for the company's buzz-generating, but not particularly profitable, Xbox division.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 46

Topsy purchase gives Apple access to Twitter data Google doesn't have

While the exact purpose behind Apple's newly announced acquisition of social media data firm Topsy remains unknown, the acquired company is one of a handful of firms with access to exclusive data from Twitter the likes of which Google does not have.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 38

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