In a sea change for Microsoft, Office is now available for free on mobile devices.
For years, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) hadn't even made Office available on mobile devices, let alone for free. That began to change in the summer of 2013, when Office came to the iPhone and eventually Android smartphones. Office didn't debut on the iPad until March of this year.Still, you needed a $99 Office 365 subscription to use the software.
Now, all iPhone, iPad and Android owners can create and edit Office documents, spreadsheets and presentations -- even if they're not Office 365 customers.
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