![]() ![]() “Apple and Microsoft have worked together to bring great Office productivity to Mac users from the very beginning,” says Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing. And this is pretty nice considering both companies are competitors. Interestingly, Apple and Microsoft had to work closely together to update some inner workings of the Mac App store for the Office bundle to work. Microsoft And Apple Worked Together for Office 365? But now users can get automatic updates courtesy of the Apple Store. Previously they could only get updates using Microsoft’s separate AutoUpdate (MAU) tool. The addition of the Office bundle also makes it easy for Mac users to get updates. However, beginning from yesterday, Office 365 can now be downloaded as a single offering from the Mac Store. Users could only get them on Microsoft’s website. So due to these restrictions, Microsoft couldn’t make these apps available on the Mac app store. “Microsoft sells Office 365 subscriptions as a package of applications, and it didn’t want to alter the experience by forcing customers to download each one individually,” said Jared Spataro, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365. Welcome #Microsoft Office 365 to the #Mac App Store - Philip Schiller January 24, 2019 Meanwhile, Microsoft preferred offering it as a single bundle as it helps simplify subscription for customers. But due to Mac app store restriction and setup, these apps couldn’t be downloaded as one single bundle: Office 365. “Now, with Office 365 on the Mac App Store, it’s easier than ever to get the latest and best version of Office 365 for Mac, iPad and iPhone.”įor clarity, the Office bundle apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and OneDrive were already being used by Mac users. The news has generated a lot of applaud as many Mac users have eagerly waited for the product to become available. Software giant, Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Office 365 will now be available on Apple’s Mac App Store. ![]()
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