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Microsoft and Apple Facing Off Over Office for iOS Subscription Revenues, Not SkyDrive
AllThingsD is reporting that contrary to earlier reports that Apple and Microsoft were arguing over a 30% cut of storage upgrade sales through Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage utility, instead the companies are negotiating over revenue Microsoft would bring in as part of its Office 365 subscription service.
Office has long been a cash cow for Microsoft and extending the platform to iOS will undoubtedly fatten it further. It will also bring significant benefits to Apple’s mobile platform, ones for which Microsoft feels it is owed a discount on that 30 percent cut that Apple would otherwise command on Office 365 subscriptions sold to iOS users through it. The apps are just part of a subscription that includes desktop access.Apple, for its part, says that App Store rules are fair and are applied equally to all developers, big and small.
So the company has been pushing Apple to adjust the 70/30 revenue split in its developer license agreement. Predictably, Apple has refused to comply. It’s not yet clear what sort of concession Microsoft is seeking, but whatever it is, Apple’s evidently not willing to consider it. Indeed, I’m told it’s taken a “the rules are the rules” stance, which would suggest it’s not at all willing to negotiate a different split. Apple’s position: If a customer comes through its gateway, it feels it is deserved the commission outlined in 11.12 of its developer license.
Office for iOS has been rumored several times over the past year, but now seems closer to fruition than ever -- if Apple and Microsoft can come to some agreement. Yesterday, Microsoft leaked references to 'Office Mobile for iPhone', 'Excel for iPad', and 'PowerPoint for iPad'.
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88 months ago
It's a slippery slope if you let one developer in with different rules than what the rest are playing by.
88 months ago
Microsoft are having a laugh. Rules are rules; either abide by them or go elsewhere. Would love to read that Apple email though:
'Dear Microsoft,
given your gross lack of comprehension, we have compiled a concise list of important Apple Store rules:
1. We take 30% of everything.
2. Read Number 1.
Yours apathetically,
:apple:'
'Dear Microsoft,
given your gross lack of comprehension, we have compiled a concise list of important Apple Store rules:
1. We take 30% of everything.
2. Read Number 1.
Yours apathetically,
:apple:'
88 months ago
there is no need for MS Office for most people. most people can do just fine with Pages/Numbers/Keynotes.
just like most people can do just fine without rooting their phone/tablet. only the hardcore need Office or Android.
:rolleyes: Right.
88 months ago
there is no need for MS Office for most people. most people can do just fine with Pages/Numbers/Keynotes.
just like most people can do just fine without rooting their phone/tablet. only the hardcore need Office or Android.
just like most people can do just fine without rooting their phone/tablet. only the hardcore need Office or Android.
88 months ago
Well microsoft, use this to your advantage.
Release Office only for mobile windows and leverage that face: MS office available only on microsoft powered phones and tablets, great for businesses and consumers alike. The best compatibility between your desktop and tablet, at a level iOS cannot achieve.
Release Office only for mobile windows and leverage that face: MS office available only on microsoft powered phones and tablets, great for businesses and consumers alike. The best compatibility between your desktop and tablet, at a level iOS cannot achieve.
88 months ago
there is no need for MS Office for most people. most people can do just fine with Pages/Numbers/Keynotes.
just like most people can do just fine without rooting their phone/tablet. only the hardcore need Office or Android.
NotSureIfSerious
88 months ago
Microsoft Office is a great product and is universally used and accepted as being far better than Apple alternatives.
However moving it to a subscription based model is a bad idea...there is just no point. Microsoft has been making awful decisions lately...starting with Windows 8 and is only going downhill from there.
However moving it to a subscription based model is a bad idea...there is just no point. Microsoft has been making awful decisions lately...starting with Windows 8 and is only going downhill from there.
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