Office would come to Android before Windows 8 tablets
New rumors point to an arrival of applications from Microsoft Office , the office tools package, to terminals Android The curious thing is that this fact would occur even before the applications landed on their own platform: Windows 8 A step that could seek greater traction for these tools, targeting a platform with a much larger number of users before making its triumphal entry on its own platform from Microsoft, later coinciding with the next version of Windows.
At the moment it is about little more than rumours, because at first it makes little sense that Microsoft Launch office apps for Android before Windows However, looking at the details, it would be quite a strategy And these applications have already achieved great success for theiPad since they were published last March. Now, if they land on Android by the end of the year, they would be able to gain a foothold on the most extended platform with the largest number of users All this focused on matching the launch times of the next version of Windows, which could be Windows 9, which would be scheduled for next 2015
The sources of this information state that the applications that would reach Android would be the same as those seen on iPad, focused on having all the editing features of office programs beyond the decaffeinated versions that already existIn this way, they would be the classic Word, to create text documents, the program Excel to edit tables and spreadsheets, and the charismatic PowerPoint to develop all kinds of slides and presentations. Tools that, based on what was seen on iPad, would work free for consult documents, being able to open any content stored in the terminal or in a cloud, but it is necessary to acquire a paid subscription to Office 365in the case of edit or create from scratch any of them.
According to sources, Android versions of these apps would be released sometime before finish this year 2014, although without a specific date yet.What does seem clear is that it would occur before Windows due to the supposed arrival of Windows 9And it is that the metro design of this new version of Microsoft's operating system would force us to use these Office applications instead of any other previous version of the program for stylistic and technical reasons. Apparently, Windows 9 would completely eliminate the desktop and the system of programs seen so far, forcing the use of tools prepared for a touch interface such as these Applications.
At the moment Microsoft has not made statements in this regard, so we only have to wait for an official announcement to confirm or deny these rumors. Something that Android users who have an Office 365 subscription may like to continue working now also on their mobile devices.
