Microsoft is suddenly behaving like Santa. In November, last year, Microsoft had launched free office apps for iPhone, iPad and Android users. Recently, the company made Windows 10 available as a free upgrade even for users with pirated versions. And, now the company has announced on its official Office.com blog that Microsoft Office will be available for free on devices with a screen size less than 10 inches.
Here’s what Kirk Koenigsbauer, the corporate vice president for the Office 365 Client Apps and Services team at Microsof, said on the blog:
“We are classifying anything with a screen size of 10.1 inches or less as a true mobile device: It’s probably not a “pro” category tablet that is used for design or presentations. On these devices, the core editing and viewing experience is free, until you get to those premium, subscription features.”
However, the free thing comes with certain drawbacks as well. For instance, Microsoft allows you to see and edit documents, but it doesn’t allow you to create documents.
Nonetheless, making Microsoft Office free for iPhone and iPad users is reaping rich dividends. Redmond amassed a whopping 80 million downloads of Office for iOS. Subscriptions to office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal grew almost by 30 percent to 9.2 million in the last quarter.
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