<p>The Microsoft Office for iPhone and iPad is ready to be released, sources suggest, but Microsoft hasn't put an official release date on it yet.</p><p>The emergence of alternative word processing apps like Quip has forced Microsoft to intensify its efforts to bring Microsoft Office to iOS devices like the iPhone 5S and iPad Air.</p><p>According to "sources familiar with the firm", Microsoft has been urged by investors for years to adapt its Office suite for Apple and Google's mobile devices.</p><p>Estimates suggest that Microsoft could be losing out on up to $2.5 billion every year in revenue from Office for iPad, thanks to over 200 million accrued iPad sales.</p><p><a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/microsoft-office-for-iphone-and-ipad-ready-to-release-suggest-sources">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-when-office-365-expires-2014-3">This Is What Happens To Your Files When You Stop Paying For A Microsoft ...</a> (Business Insider)</p><p><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/03/14/the-many-alleged-lives-of-microsofts-office-for-ios">The many (alleged) lives of Microsoft's Office for iOS</a> (Apple Insider)</p><p><a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/6082-microsoft-office-365-personal-business.html">Microsoft Office 365 Personal: More Affordable for Small Businesses</a> (BusinessNewsDaily)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dCvL44OWc6c3-wM81XoKxNmk9abTM&authuser=0&ned=us">94 additional articles.</a></p>