We also have all of the Office apps on our iPhones (she as the 6S, I have the 6S Plus) and iPads (both iPad Air 2's). Right now Office is installed on my wife's MacBook Pro and my MacBook Pro. I have an Office 365 subscription that allows me to install Office on two PCs and/or tablets with screens larger than 10.1'. When making the comparison against Surface tablets, this addition of Office makes the 9.7-inch iPad Pro appear more competitive even with the inability to run a full blown version of Windows. It's an interesting bonus of Microsoft's own Office strategy, which will enable those of the new iPad Pro to get the Office suite of apps for free, while those who opt for the larger variant will need to fork out for a subscription.

But if you're using the Office apps on a device whose primary screen is larger than 10.1 inches, Microsoft won't let you create a new document, just edit and view an Office document created elsewhere.' Anything smaller than that and users can pretty much do anything they want with the appropriate iOS, Windows, or Android app, including creating, editing, or sharing documents.

'What Microsoft settled on to divide mobile and desktop users was screen size: specifically 10.1 inches. How does Microsoft distinguish between the two? Screen size. While the full version of Office apps available for Windows and Mac will always be utilized for powerful content creation, mobile apps are seen as tools for light editing. The reason behind Microsoft's decision to offer a free suite of apps for what the company considers mobile devices is due to the fact these lightweight apps are developed for on-the-mobile productivity.

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