Cloud Computing: Microsoft Shares Soar on Talk of Office for iPads
March 23, 2014
Grazed from CIOToday. Author: Matt Krantz.
Microsoft hit its highest level since 2000 Tuesday and was one of the top five performing stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 on increasing chatter a version of Office is coming for Apple’s iPad. Shares of Microsoft gained $1.50, or 3.9%, to $39.55 in the stock’s biggest one-day move in seven months. The stock is up nearly 6% this year, outpacing the broader market. Tuesday’s rally alone lifted Microsoft’s market value $12.5 billion to $328.3 billion.
Office is the dominant software and cloud service used by businesses and professionals to create documents, calculate spreadsheets and design presentations. By taking the service to Apple’s iPad computers, Microsoft would demonstrate its seriousness in using its edge in cloud-based services to bring services to all devices to boost revenue…
There’s been no formal announcement about Office for the iPad from Microsoft, but technology watchers increasingly expect it to be one of the first bold moves announced by Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella. Nadella may announce Office for iPad at a Microsoft press event on March 27 in San Francisco, reports CNET…
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