Microsoft completely eliminate artificial Office applications. But the condition, the device can use it without charge must be less than 10.1 inches.
During the user's device measuring less than 10.1 inches, then the application is commonly used typing and reading the document is free of Microsoft. The device here can be a laptop, tablet, or smartphone with the Windows operating system, Android, and iOS.
As for features that are more advanced, for example, integration with One Drive 1 TB capacity and more advanced processing features, the user must pay a subscription fee of Office 365.
"The world of mobile devices provide new opportunities for the Office to be used more and more customers. People around the world are always moving and they want to keep access to documents and content in Office formats. This makes freemium experience in our application of significant value," wrote Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of the Office 365 Client Apps and Services team in the Office's official blog on Thursday (26/03/2015).
"Offering free mobile application can enlarge the range of our innovation to more people. Our hope is to make Office and other Microsoft services is present in a small screen device and is used by many mobile device users in less than a year," he added.
Previously, Microsoft itself has been offering free Office applications for iOS. Details, a free application that can be accessed via smartphones and the Apple tablet that is Office Mobile for iPhone and applications Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to iPad.
Free offers sweet fruit. Office for iOS, according to Koenigsbauer has been downloaded more than 80 million times to date.
Defining mobile
Microsoft's move to eliminate the Office on certain devices also affect the definition of mobile gadgets. At least, for Microsoft, the first line is not clearly distinguish phones, tablets and phablet has been removed.
For all the gadgets that are less than 10.1 inches is classified as an entertainment device, and is not classified as a tool for professional action. While the device size above it, for example a desktop computer, is classified as a professional tool.
"Based on research, we classify all devices are sized at 10.1 inches and below it as a true mobile device," said Koenigsbauer in the blog.
The reason, the device with the size mentioned it had a likelihood used when the user is on the way and could not reach a larger computer.
"Chances are, you do not use a keyboard or mouse but operate it via touch. Because it can be said that the device is not a pro tablet used for the design and presentation. For this device, a tool to edit and view documents we gratiskan basic version," he concluded.
During the user's device measuring less than 10.1 inches, then the application is commonly used typing and reading the document is free of Microsoft. The device here can be a laptop, tablet, or smartphone with the Windows operating system, Android, and iOS.
As for features that are more advanced, for example, integration with One Drive 1 TB capacity and more advanced processing features, the user must pay a subscription fee of Office 365.
"The world of mobile devices provide new opportunities for the Office to be used more and more customers. People around the world are always moving and they want to keep access to documents and content in Office formats. This makes freemium experience in our application of significant value," wrote Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of the Office 365 Client Apps and Services team in the Office's official blog on Thursday (26/03/2015).
"Offering free mobile application can enlarge the range of our innovation to more people. Our hope is to make Office and other Microsoft services is present in a small screen device and is used by many mobile device users in less than a year," he added.
Previously, Microsoft itself has been offering free Office applications for iOS. Details, a free application that can be accessed via smartphones and the Apple tablet that is Office Mobile for iPhone and applications Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to iPad.
Free offers sweet fruit. Office for iOS, according to Koenigsbauer has been downloaded more than 80 million times to date.
Defining mobile
Microsoft's move to eliminate the Office on certain devices also affect the definition of mobile gadgets. At least, for Microsoft, the first line is not clearly distinguish phones, tablets and phablet has been removed.
For all the gadgets that are less than 10.1 inches is classified as an entertainment device, and is not classified as a tool for professional action. While the device size above it, for example a desktop computer, is classified as a professional tool.
"Based on research, we classify all devices are sized at 10.1 inches and below it as a true mobile device," said Koenigsbauer in the blog.
The reason, the device with the size mentioned it had a likelihood used when the user is on the way and could not reach a larger computer.
"Chances are, you do not use a keyboard or mouse but operate it via touch. Because it can be said that the device is not a pro tablet used for the design and presentation. For this device, a tool to edit and view documents we gratiskan basic version," he concluded.