Microsoft offers Office Suite for free on mobile


NYT: The world’s largest software company is giving away a comprehensive mobile edition of Office.

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NYT: The world’s largest software company is giving away a comprehensive mobile edition of Office.

The free software for iPads, iPhones and Android tablets will do most of the most essential things people normally do with the computer versions of the product.

Just a few years ago, giving away a full free version of Office would have earned a Microsoft chief executive a visit from a witch doctor. Now, the move is following through on the rallying cry coming from Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new chief executive, who has pushed cloud and mobile computing as lodestars for the company’s future.

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