Microsoft’s Office-for-iPhone announcement couldn’t have been more low-key than if it had sent company representatives door to door to quietly spread the news. The software giant’s move answers a longstanding demand for a version of the world’s most widely used office software for one of the world’s most popular mobile platforms-though there are a couple of big caveats that could limit just how widely this iOS-friendly version of Office gets adopted. Microsoft on Friday announced a mobile version of its Office productivity suite for the iPhone.
A week that began with a flurry of Worldwide Developers Conference announcements from Apple is ending with its once-fiercest rival making a little news of its own.
