Office for iPad Downloaded 12 Million Times, Says Microsoft

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By Stan Schroeder2014-04-04 08:11:45 UTC

Microsoft's Office for iPad apps — Excel, Word, PowerPoint and OneNote — have been downloaded 12 million times since the suite's launch Mar. 27, Microsoft announced via Twitter.

The iPad version of the Office productivity suite has been an instant hit for Microsoft, jumping to the top of Apple's App Store download charts almost immediately after launch.

See also: How Microsoft Started Over and Built Office for iPad

The apps are free to download — but actually editing or creating new documents in Word, Excel or PowerPoint requires an Office 365 subscription. Microsoft did not disclose how many new subscription it has sold through Office for iPad apps.

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