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#Microsoft’s CEO may unveil Office for iPad on 27 March: source Microsoft Corp. chief executive Satya Nadella may unveil an iPad version of the company’s Office software suite on 27 March, a source familiar with the event told Reuters, and use his first big press appearance to launch the company’s most profitable product in a version compatible with Apple Inc.’s popular tablet. Nadella, who replaced longtime CEO Steve Ballmer earlier this year, will address the media and industry executives in San Francisco on 27 March. Investors for years have urged Microsoft to adapt Office for mobile devices from Apple and Google Inc., rather than shackling it to Windows as PC sales decline. But the Redmond, Washington-based software giant has been reluctant to undermine its other lucrative franchise, its PC operating software. Microsoft gives up some $2.5 billion a year in revenue by keeping Office off the iPad, which has now sold almost 200 million units, analysts estimate. . Aside from Evernote, Microsoft also faces budding challenges from start-ups that have released mobile-friendly alternatives to Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 04:19:49 +0000

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