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Apple Acquires Another Application Maker.
After announcing yesterday that it had purchased Emagic, a maker of music production software for the Mac, Apple today announced it has purchased Microsoft, a maker of office applications for the Mac.
Apple Senior Vice President for Applications Sina Tamaddon said "Microsoft has set the industry standard for office applications. We're very excited to have the Microsoft team join Apple and create more amazing products."
"We couldn't be more pleased to cement the strong relationship we've had with Apple," Microsoft President Steve Ballmer said. "With fantastic hardware like the new iMac and MacOS X, this is an exciting time to join the Apple team."
As with Emagic, Apple will discontinue the Windows versions of Microsoft's applications. Indeed, Apple has also announced that it will discontinue Windows.
So far, industry reaction to the move has been largely positive, despite the requirement for 95% of the world's computer users to convert to the Macintosh.
The New York Times' David Pogue said "This fits in nicely with Apple's strategy of acquiring key applications that support its 'digital hub' concept. Office is an important part of the Macintosh platform, so it makes sense for them to secure it."
Apple Acquires Another Application Maker.
After announcing yesterday that it had purchased Emagic, a maker of music production software for the Mac, Apple today announced it has purchased Microsoft, a maker of office applications for the Mac.
Apple Senior Vice President for Applications Sina Tamaddon said "Microsoft has set the industry standard for office applications. We're very excited to have the Microsoft team join Apple and create more amazing products."
"We couldn't be more pleased to cement the strong relationship we've had with Apple," Microsoft President Steve Ballmer said. "With fantastic hardware like the new iMac and MacOS X, this is an exciting time to join the Apple team."
As with Emagic, Apple will discontinue the Windows versions of Microsoft's applications. Indeed, Apple has also announced that it will discontinue Windows.
So far, industry reaction to the move has been largely positive, despite the requirement for 95% of the world's computer users to convert to the Macintosh.
The New York Times' David Pogue said "This fits in nicely with Apple's strategy of acquiring key applications that support its 'digital hub' concept. Office is an important part of the Macintosh platform, so it makes sense for them to secure it."
