“Microsoft Office for Android tablets released in November ‘- Tablets Magazine

We already know what Microsoft is planning with the next version of Windows, Windows 10 , but in the field of Office, there is only little to report news. Microsoft would work for a while to a touch version of Office , optimized for tablets include, but need Windows users still do it with Office 2013. General Manager of Office and Office 365 Marketing Julia White has this week released details about what we can expect.

White reports that we Office 2016 apps for Windows, which are therefore optimized for touch, until can expect the second half of 2015. Now we have heard this before so a big surprise it is not. More striking is that Microsoft would be a version of Office for Android tablets soon be launched, possibly in November already, let Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet know. Earlier this year, Microsoft released all Office apps for the iPad which can be combined with Office 365 subscription.

Moreover, only fully utilized out that Microsoft first on Android iOS and focuses rather on their own Windows users is striking but also logical. The user base of Android and iOS is so great that Microsoft wants to play here as soon as possible in. The share of Windows tablets is still relatively small, while Windows users are still using Office 2013 or 365 option. However, owners of a Windows tablet complaining for a while about the fact that these apps are not optimized for touch and thus difficult to use.