Following the launch of Office fro iOS devices in June, Microsoft has now released Office for Android to allow users basic editing of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on their Android Phone.

Yes you read that correctly ... on their Android Phone.

Microsoft is limiting this app to Phones only in a similar move that they did for the iPhone.

Similar to the iOS version, the Android app requires that the user has an Office365 account which costs the user $99 annually.

Many speculate that the reason why they are not supporting this app for tablets is so that more users will find Surface Tablets to be a more appealing choice. Surface tablets ship with a Windows 8 app for Office at no additional cost.

Here Endeth the Lesson