Despite the number of existing alternatives, the demand for official applications of Office for iOS y Android it is surely important. Although at first Microsoft denied it, it seems that finally the date with which it was speculated for its arrival to the operating systems of the competition, will be confirmed: according to the latest information, Office will reach iOS and Android the 2013 spring.
A few weeks ago a high position of Microsoft in the Czech Republic announced the arrival of Office a iOS y Android in March of next year, but was quickly overruled by those in Redmond, who claimed that his statements had not been accurate. It seems, however, that this was more of a public reprimand for the inappropriateness of the statements than for the fact that the information was actually incorrect. As published The Verge, various sources close to Microsoft have confirmed that in the 2013 spring Office will finally come to Google Play and Apple App Store.
Some facts about how the acquisition of Office by users, it seems to have leaked as well. Those of Redmond will launch Free that will allow you to view the different types of Office documents, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and it will only be necessary to have a Microsoft account. If we want not only to view documents, but also to have edit options, you will have to buy one Microsoft 360 license, from the application itself if desired. In any case, it is not expected that the options available to the user cover all the possibilities of the versions for PC, and probably not even equal to the versions that run on Windows 8 tablets. If you still prefer to use the official version instead of the Office "virtual", it will not stop being an interesting option.
Office is expected to arrive a bit earlier on iOS than on Android. In The Verge they say that it will most likely be available in the App Store at the latest by March.