Is Office on iPad worth $2.5bn to Microsoft?

[Simon]

Microsoft has so far refused to sell a full version of Office for the iPad - and that could be costing it billions, according to one analyst.

In a research note last week, Adam Holt of Morgan Stanley said Office for iOS could be worth $2.5bn in revenue a year to Microsoft, according to a report in Forbes.

"Office on iPad could be a several billion dollar opportunity," Holt writes in his research note. "While [Microsoft] has resisted offering a full version of Office for the iOS, the company may ultimately decide there is more upside with Office on iPads, particularly if [Windows] tablets fall short of expectations."

Holt doesn't think Office Web Apps, which are accessed through a browser, offer enough functionality, adding that a recent survey by his firm suggested 60% of respondents thought Office was key for tablet use.

That's one reason Microsoft may choose to hold Office back: it's a selling point for its own Surface tablets, as well as those made by third-party manufacturers running Windows 8.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/380017/is-office-on-ipad-worth-2-5bn-to-microsoft#ixzz2LFmjgSvk

[Clive]

Suffering catfish, an iPad is hard enough to use without adding Office to it.  Next week will be Office for Kindle. 

[Simon]

[Steve]

 

[Simon]

 

Except, he's got more hair than Clive.   

[Steve]

To be fair some monkeys have opposing thumbs essential for iPad use. 

[Simon]

 

[Clive]

Except, he's got more hair than Clive.   

Black, Kettle, Calling, Pot.  Rearrange those words into a meaningful sentence.   

[Simon]

Can't I. 

[Clive]