Microsoft makes Office for iPhone and Android completely free

Microsoft's Office Mobile apps for Android and iPhone are now
completely free for all home users. The company has done away with
the need for an Office 365 subscription, opening up the full
document viewing and editing capabilities of each app. It's a clever
move that will quickly make Office an essential download for many
users. No one likes making changes to a spreadsheet on a 4-inch
screen, so it makes sense for Microsoft to give the software away in
hopes of steering users to its desktop Office software and the all-
new iPad version — which still requires an annual $99 Office 365
subscription if you want to edit anything.
The free Office apps are intended "for home use" according to
Microsoft's update notes, which implies the company may still plan
to hold businesses to that Office 365 requirement. But realistically
speaking, that would be a difficult model to enforce. As The Next
Web notes , employees can simply install the software on their
personal phones and use it for work purposes. Microsoft is of course
well aware of this, but since the free apps will help push more people
to its cloud services in some way, it's doubtful the company cares all
that much. If you're someone who relies on Office to get critical
tasks done, odds are you'll still be paying for it in some way.