Microsoft squandering the mobile market opportunity for Office

[AdamSmith]

Typical.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/14/microsoft-office-ipad

[RA1]

More than one employee or investor has wondered if a large, successful entrepreneur company will continue to succeed with the original CEO still at the helm or the first "new" management thereafter. Obviously, that includes MS, FEDEX and others.

Best regards,

RA1

[Bucknaway1614502762]

I signed a confidentiality agreement with my employer and can't tell you how we do things but I can tell you that Google is thinking long term and may soon be the name rolling off the lips of office workers in the near future.

Microsoft will continue to try to ask for the highest prices for software services that are no-longer cutting edge.

[Guest EXPAT]

I've stopped using anything Microsoft except for Office. I still use it on my Mac only because it still is the most commonly used office product. But they are right. It hasn't been updated since 2011 which is odd for Microsoft (the Mac version that is).

[TampaYankee]

Microsoft seems definitely lacking in hardware development taking several trouncings in their phone and tablet ventures. Their OS while omnipresent is usually seen as the leaden-laden race car on the track along with its browser. Office software is about the only realm where they retrain a solid foothold. This is all based on my limited following of all-things-Microsoft these days, so the picture may be better, but if so it has eluded me.

I use the OpenSource Office Suit on both the Mac and PC. I love the price. Also, it does everything I need and is compatible with MS Office as far as I can tell.

I think Microsoft should consider building boats and maybe aircraft, being in Redmond WA. I hear there are markets up there.