<p>Google has made Quickoffice, which can edit Microsoft Office files on iOS and Android, free.</p><p>The apps had previously cost $15 for iPhones and Android phones and $20 for iPads and Android tablets. The separate phone and tablet apps have now been rolled into a single universal release.</p><p>The apps had already gone free for Google Apps for Business customers, with Alan Warren, Engineering Vice President at Google Drive, saying that Quickoffice was now "available for free to everyone: students, businesses, nonprofits, governments, consumers and anyone with a Google Account."</p><p>Quickoffice uses Google Drive to sync files across devices, and for those who sign into their Google Account by September 26th, an extra 10GB of Google Drive storage will be added to their account for two years.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/google-releases-free-microsoft-office-alternative-on-ios-and-android/031956">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/google-takes-quickoffice-free-eyes-microsoft-office-defense-7000020915/">Google takes Quickoffice free, eyes Microsoft Office defense</a> (ZDNet)</p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/microsoft-wont-make-office-editing-free-on-iosandroid-so-google-does/">Microsoft won&#039;t make Office editing free on iOS/Android, so Google does</a> (Ars Technica)</p><p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-offers-free-microsoft-office-editor-for-phones-and-tablets-microsoft-doesnt-8829923.html">Google offers free Microsoft Office editor for phones and tablets (Microsoft ...</a> (The Independent)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=duMMGnUfU70wWRMReY9wbMqtcd-SM&ned=us">336 additional articles.</a></p>