Here's another indication that Microsoft's attitude is changing: Office for iPad is also said to be about ready to ship and could be out even before Microsoft launches the touch-friendly version of Office for Windows 8, reports Foley.Īfter years of stalling and foot dragging, Office for iPad is expected to be out in the first half of 2014, so sometime in the next couple of months. If Microsoft had done this long ago, it could have crushed Evernote from the get-go, instead of watching it grow into a company valued at perhaps $3 billion and marching toward an IPO. It would show that Microsoft is willing to do battle with Evernote on Evernote's successful freemium turf. So if this free version of OneNote for Mac and Windows is the full-fledged deal that currently costs $70 as a stand-alone product, that would be a big shift for Microsoft. OneDrive offers free versions of all the Office apps, though these aren't the full-featured apps that you get when you pay for Office. Plus, a freebie cloud version is available to anyone with a Microsoft OneDrive account. But it still represents Microsoft's softening attitude toward free Office apps, and toward Macs and iPads.įor instance, Windows 8 users can already get a free version of OneNote. These wouldn't be the first free versions of OneNote. Microsoft is finally getting ready to launch a Mac version of its note-taking app, OneNote, and rumor has it that it will be free.Īt the same time, Microsoft is expected to give away a Windows desktop version of OneNote for free, report both ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley and The Verge's Tom Warren.
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