Sunday, September 22, 2013

Google wages war on Microsoft’s Office with free iOS, Android apps

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<p>Computerworld - Google on Thursday released new Android and iOS versions of its Quickoffice app, a mobile-only alternative to Microsoft's Office suite, and announced they are now free for the taking.</p><p>The move puts more pressure on Microsoft to offer Office on iPads and Android tablets, an analyst said.</p><p>"Google's taking the opportunity to get people to use their technology and adopt it," said Al Hilwa of IDC, "so that when Office comes [to tablets] those people already have what they need with Google's apps."</p><p>"We're making Quickoffice available for free to everyone: students, businesses, nonprofits, governments, consumers and anyone with a Google Account," said Alan Warren, head of engineering for Google Drive, on a Google blog yesterday. "Simply sign in with your Google Account to start editing Microsoft Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint files on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet."</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242545/Google_wages_war_on_Microsoft_s_Office_with_free_iOS_Android_apps">Keep reading...</a></p>

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