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yakshay on Nov 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: I almost feel obligated to pirate Office for Mac

I'm not sure why Microsoft doesn't put it up on the App Store. They will probably get a lot less customer information, but things would be so convenient. Apple will stand to make a cut, but then there are several companies which sell both on the web as well as the App Store - why not do that.

Adobe was hesitant at first too. They brought several smaller apps to the App Store at first, then followed by some big ones.

AmVess on Nov 4, 2012 [–]

Apple getting a cut is the reason why MS doesn't put it on that service. There's no point in paying 30% if you don't have to, and MS doesn't have to.

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