Monthly in-app subscription model comes to Office on iPad

The popular Microsoft Office on iPad now comes with more flexibility thanks to a new in-app monthly subscription model that enables users to buy monthly subscriptions to Office 365 — either Office 365 Personal or Office 365 Home — from within Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad. 

An Office 365 Personal subscription costs US $6.99 per month. The Office 365 Home subscription goes for US $9.99 per month. The yearly Office 365 Personal subscription costs US $69.99 and annual Office 365 Home subscription costs US $99.99.

Source: Microsoft

Microsoft brings printing capability to Office for iPad

The ability to print was sorely missing when Microsoft launched Office for iPad. But with a new update to the apps (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), users can now print their files on any AirPrint-capable printer. Microsoft has even updated Excel and PowerPoint to improve the way content is arranged and make things look well-spaced and better looking. It hasn’t been long since the Office apps were introduced and we’re glad to see Microsoft listening to their customers. We’re hoping they continue with this trend of releasing faster, smaller updates for their products.

Source: TechCrunch

Microsoft releases Office for iPad, editing documents requires Office 365 subscription

Hell hath frozen over, or welcome to the Satya Nadella Era at Microsoft. The much anticipated and long rumoured Microsoft Office for iPad will be coming to the Apple App Store at around 2 PM Eastern time today. Office for iPad is a trio of apps that bring Word, PowerPoint and Excel to tablets. You'll be able to open documents for free but should be an Office 365 subscriber to edit and save documents, good deal for exising Office 365 subscribers.

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Microsoft Office for iPad reportedly arriving before Windows 8 touch version

Reports have surfaced that the Microsoft Office for iPad might finally be released. And the app might come even earlier than the Windows 8 touch-based version. ZDNet reports that Ballmer approved the suggestion of the Office team to release the Office for iPad as soon as the app was ready. Even if that meant it came out before the Windows 8 version. The target date of release is supposedly the first half of 2014. We’ll keep you posted on any updates.