Microsoft has confirmed that the new touch-friendly suite of Office apps will come preloaded with the new Windows 10 operating system for smartphones and tablets.
And it seems certain the new Word, Excel and Outlook apps will be ready for the Insider Preview release of the new OS sometime in February.
Redmond has already said Windows 10 will be a free update.
Office Product General Manager, Julia White, says:
"These new Office apps will be pre-installed for free on phones and small tablets running Windows 10, and available to download from the Windows Store for other devices. The Office universal apps will be available with the Windows 10 Technical Preview in the coming weeks and general availability is on track for later this year."We understand "small tablets" means up to eight-inch screens.
There's still no firm date for the Insider Preview release apart from "sometime in February" with the full public release "later this year".
(Source: Microsoft Office Blog)
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