Dropbox has bought CloudOn, a vendor that focused on easing the creation and editing of documents on mobile devices. Cloudon’s co-editing tools integrated with file sync-and-share services including but not limited… Read more »
Good news if you wanted in but didn’t get access to the Office for Android preview back in November. Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has opened up the preview for anyone,… Read more »
Lately, Microsoft has focused mobile software efforts on the platforms it competes with. It’s part of a cross-platform “going where the users are” strategy, which is smart if hardware sales are… Read more »
Back in November, Dropbox announced a partnership with Microsoft and developed the hooks so that users could edit Office documents within Dropbox (see Dropbox partners up with Microsoft). Today, Dropbox has taken… Read more »
Despite what you may hear from the Linux-and-Mac crowds, a good chunk of today’s enterprise workloads run on Windows Server, which is why Google really wants them to also run on the… Read more »
The Financial Times reported that Facebook is building a suitable-for-work version of its popular social network. Which begs the question: Do we really want to use Facebook for work? Read more »
Microsoft is trying to clarify what they mean when they say they’re a ‘productivity and platform’ company. Clearly, Microsoft has larger ambitions than so-called productivity apps: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and so… Read more »
Two interesting things happened this week for users of mobile word processors: Microsoft’s decision to release a free version of Office for iPad and a new partnership with Dropbox. Read more »
Now that editing Office docs on an iPad doesn’t require an Office 365 subscription, those who paid for the feature can get a refund. It’s a smart move by Microsoft by… Read more »
Windows and Office, locked at the hip, drove Microsoft’s hugely profitable software business. Now the company is starting to decouple the dynamic duo. Read more »