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苹果公司(Apple)利用iPhone发布会向微软(Microsoft)发起攻击。在周二的发布会上,苹果表示将向新iPhone和iPad免费提供iWork系列办公应用软件。


Apple used its iPhone launch to take a swipe at Microsoft.


目前,Pages、Numbers和Keynote应用软件的售价均为9.99美元。这三款软件的功能分别类似于Word、Excel和PowerPoint。而iPhoto和iMovie的售价则为4.99美元。


During its presentation Tuesday, Apple said it would make its suite of office-productivity apps called iWork free on any new iPhone and iPad.


当微软最终让其受欢迎的Office软件出现在iOS平台上时,iOS版的Office软件功能却受限。现在,Office软件面临着一系列免费移动应用程序的竞争,其中不仅包括iWork,还有谷歌(Google)的Google文件(Google Docs)。消费者在iPhones或安卓(Android)设备上使用Word、Excel和PowerPoint应用程序每年需要缴纳99.99美元的费用。


Currently, Pages, Numbers and Keynote -- Apple's app equivalent of Word, Excel and PowerPoint -- cost $9.99 apiece to download. The other apps, iPhoto and iMovie, cost $4.99 apiece.


Forrester Research的高级分析师埃普斯(Sarah Rotman Epps)说,微软已经在移动设备上失去了对客户的吸引力,苹果正在利用这个机会推广自己的软件。


When Microsoft finally brought its popular Office program to iOS, it put serious handcuffs on them. Now Office faces competition from a bigger roster of free mobile rivals, too, including not only the iWork apps but also Google Docs. Consumers must pay $99.99 a year to access Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps on their iPhones or Android devices.


今年夏天,微软刚刚推出适用于iPhone的Word、Excel和PowerPoint应用程序(但无法在iPad上使用)。而在此之前,安卓和iOS设备曾长期无法使用Office软件。那些选择使用网络订购版Office软件Office 365的用户可以使用移动版的Office软件。


'Already Microsoft has left customers stranded on mobile, and Apple is takingadvantage of that opportunity to push its own software,' said Sarah Rotman Epps, a senior analyst with Forrester Research.


微软Office部门的总经理罗尔(Oliver Roll)周二在一份声明中说,我们看到Office 365很受用户欢迎,这一服务可以在五种设备上使用,包括个人电脑、Mac电脑、Windows Phone手机、 iPhone手机和安卓手机。该服务包括了用户熟悉的所有Office功能和兼容性。


After a notably long absence on both Android and iOS devices, Microsoft just this summer made Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps available on the iPhone (but not the iPad). The mobile versions are available for people who opt for a Web-friendly subscriptionversion of Office, called Office 365.


但分析师们说,微软拒绝针对iOS和安卓设备推出具备完整功能的Office软件,这种做法实际上给该软件带来了不利影响。当然,如果微软真这么做了,那么该公司旗下运行Windows系统的平板电脑、个人电脑和手机可能失去一个独有的卖点。Office业务上一财年为微软带来了160亿美元的营业利润。


'We're seeing great adoption of Office 365 which works across five devices -- including PCs, Macs, Windows Phones, iPhones and Android Phones -- with all the familiarity and compatibility people appreciate about Office,' Oliver Roll, general manager of Microsoft Office, said in a statement Tuesday.


Brian R. Fitzgerald