Microsoft might be getting ready to launch official Office applications for the iPhone and the iPad very soon, if information coming from its very own web site's support documents is to be believed. Apparently, there are tags that mention "Excel for iPad" and "Mobile Office for iPhone" in support articles on some of its international sites. This is a strong indication that it plans to release Office apps on iOS some time in the future.
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- The revealing tags are Excel for iPad, Office Mobile for iPhone, and PowerPoint for iPad.
- This new information shows that Microsoft may be planning to release its iOS-compatible Office apps much sooner than expected.
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So either someone at Microsoft made a weird mistake, or the mysterious day draws closer when Microsoft will release its popular Office suite for non-Microsoft devices.- Julie Bort, Business Insider
The tags don’t hint at a possible release date or reveal any other information, but we do know now that the project exists, at least in some capacity.- Juli, PadGadget
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