Microsoft Office 2013 enters Nigeria

Microsoft Office 2013 has released into the Nigerian market, with the ability to drive the next iteration of its product line for consumers.

Office 2013 has been designed to work with both touch and a mouse, and works seamlessly in the cloud giving the user an unmatched on- and offline experience.

Group Lead for Office Division at Microsoft West, East and Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, Mr. Marc Israel, said that Office 2013 makes the end user more productive in both a work and home environment. 

“With Office you can continue working offline, while the integration with cloud technologies allows you to sync your documents seamlessly allowing you to be far more productive,” he said.

He pointed out that cloud technologies are fast becoming part of everyday life, which is why Microsoft’s Office 365 Home Premium made sense for the African market.

Also, he said, Office 365 Home Premium, one of the offerings within Office 2013, is a cloud service designed for busy households and people juggling ever-increasing work and family responsibilities.

The new offering, he said, consisting of the latest and most complete set of Office applications; works across up to five devices, including Windows tablets, PCs and Macs; and comes with extra SkyDrive storage and Skype calling — all for =N=12,800 for an annual subscription, the equivalent of less than =N=1,120 per month.

For the chief executive officer, Microsoft Worldwide, Mr. Steve Ballmer, the release of Office 2013 marks the next big step in Microsoft’s transformation to a devices and services business.

“This is so much more than just another release of Office. This is Office reinvented as a consumer cloud service with all the full-featured Office applications people know and love, together with impressive new cloud and social benefits,” he said.

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