techcrunch.com - 4/2/2009
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I’m here at the Web 2.0 Expo keynote, where Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft Business Division, hinted that we may be seeing Microsoft Office make its way to the iPhone some time soon. After his interviewer Tim O’Reilly caught him on the comment, Elop backtracked a bit, stating “not ...
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Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's Business Division, tantalized
attendees of Web 2.0 Expo with hints that the...
software giant will eventually release a mobile version of Office for the iPhone. He also said that the company is continuing to work on ...
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Microsoft Executive Raises Hope for Office iPhone Edition
crunchgear.com - 4/3/2009
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iphoneoffice “Not yet keep watching.” And thus, with
those words, did Microsoft’s Steven Elop, who’s president of...
the Business Division, resurrect rumors of an iPhone version of Office. Hold onto your hats. Elop was speaking at the Web 2.0 conference, ...
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Microsoft exec hints at Office for iPhone
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
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Microsoft optimistic about Office making its way to iPhone
AppleInsider —
... Published: 04:00 PM EST Microsoft still holds aspirations of delivering a version of its leading Office suite capable of running on the iPhone but needs a bit more time to get it all sorted out. Speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on Wednesday, Microsoft Business Division president Stephen Elop dropped hints to suggest the set of productivity applications was bound to turn up on the Apple handheld device sometime soon. However, TechCrunch reports that Elop later hedged his remarks when interviewer Tim OReilly probed him over the comments, admitting that the ...
Microsoft Exec hints at MS Office on iPhone
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Tech Crunch reports that Microsoft's Stephen Elop slipped and admitted to Tim O'Reilly that there was a version of MS Office coming for iPhone. He then backtracked a bit. ...
Microsoft still hopes for iPhone birth of Office
iPhone Buzz —
... other matters as well as the comment regarding iPhones. He noted that of the 500 million people who use Office, only 250 million actually pay for it. Elop said that the main fear for Microsoft was of innovation slowing down explaining, "it's not about having bolding or underlining in the browser... The real threat is if we're not continuing to innovate." This level of innovation being the development of online options for Office products as well as moving on to the iPhone.
[via TechCrunch]
Microsoft still hopes for iPhone birth of Office
Top iPhone News —
... comment regarding iPhones. He noted that of the 500 million people who use Office, only 250 million actually pay for it. Elop said that the main fear for Microsoft was of innovation slowing down explaining, “it’s not about having bolding or underlining in the browser… The real threat is if we’re not continuing to innovate.” This level of innovation being the development of online options for Office products as well as moving on to the iPhone.
[via TechCrunch]
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