<story><title>Microsoft Office Mobile arrives for iOS</title><url>http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/hell-freezes-over-microsoft-office-mobile-arrives-for-ios/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>josteink</author><text>Hm. Clever strategy releasing only for Office 365 customers first.&lt;p&gt;Microsoft is clearly aware that most people with a tablet already have something by Apple or an Android device and that trying to use Office to sell them a Windows RT device isn&amp;#x27;t going to work.&lt;p&gt;However enticing organizations to &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; to Office 365 (which comes with a regular subscription fee and better long term profits) to get a version for the tablet they already have might actually move some 365-licenses.&lt;p&gt;I say they are making the best of the situation.</text></comment>
<story><title>Microsoft Office Mobile arrives for iOS</title><url>http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/hell-freezes-over-microsoft-office-mobile-arrives-for-ios/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>nwh</author><text>I struggle with the move towards everything being subscription based. Very quickly it becomes difficult to quantify just how much it is costing to own, and maintain ownership of a license for a piece of software.&lt;p&gt;If I see an application that is $50, I can quickly quantify that into hours I need to work for this to be paid off. I can compare the value I am getting to the amount of currency that I expend on it. I know that if I need to in the future, it will always be there for me to rely on.&lt;p&gt;If I see a service that is $12 a month it becomes a much harder game. Sure it might be worth it for the first month, but the second one becomes a much harder decision. Do I unsubscribe, and lose all the data that I have stores, or do I pay another $12 and hope that it continues to be useful to me in the future? In the future I might need to sign up again, which is a lot more hassle than it is worth.&lt;p&gt;All of these &amp;quot;small&amp;quot; subscriptions are beginning to cost me more than I&amp;#x27;d like.</text></comment>