What Microsoft has not shared yet is news of a tablet-friendly Office designed for touch-controlled Windows 8 tablets, let alone an edition for iPads. (The next Office for Mac has not been revealed either.) When I discussed the matter with Chris Pratley, the general manager of Microsoft’s Office Labs, he told me that it will take time for his team to work out how to best design for the finger interface, and that consumer and business subscribers to the 365 service would immediately benefit from any updates — especially if those updates are rolled out for multiple devices at once.
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