<p>Microsoft Office and Apple are like that kid from Charlie Brown and his blanket: They're inseparable. Microsoft Office was first released for the Mac and the two have been seen out in public together ever since. Wherever you see a Mac, you also see an installation of Microsoft Office. It only makes sense that Microsoft would offer its flagship office suite for iOS devices. There's been an outcry for it for more than two years now. So, for what some analysts see as a ploy, I see as "business as usual."</p><p>I know that negativity sells better than straight up analysis but I can't sell something that I don't have. Microsoft is a software company. They make software. Microsoft Office is the world's leading and most used office suite. It is the standard office suite. It's only logical that Microsoft would make the suite available to iOS users. In fact, I'm a little taken aback that they didn't offer it sooner--as in maybe two years ago.</p><p>The problem with Microsoft creating an Office suite for iOS users isn't that they're doing it, it's that they're doing it now.</p><p>You see, there's a really cool Microsoft Office-compatible suite called QuickOffice--now owned by Google (as of June 5, 2012). I guess Google Docs didn't really take off as planned. But that's another story.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/what-microsoft-office-means-to-ios-users-7000008621/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/12/opinion-apple-should-not-give-into-microsofts-demands-over-office-for-ios">Opinion: Apple Should Not Give In To Microsoft&#039;s Demands Over Office For iOS</a> (AppAdvice)</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/11/microsoft-doesnt-want-to-pay-apple-30-of-office-365-for-ios-revenues-underlining-cries-of-rapacious-behavior-and-intrigue/">Microsoft&#039;s Office 365 reportedly at the heart of battle with Apple over its ...</a> (The Next Web (blog))</p><p><a href="http://gigaom.com/apple/microsoft-apple-flap-over-app-store-fees-reportedly-about-office-for-ios/">Microsoft-Apple flap over App Store fees reportedly about Office for iOS</a> (GigaOM)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dBfSo2OGXAspO8MrjPWUrVJw20OxM&ned=us">332 additional articles.</a></p>