Apple CEO Criticises Microsoft Over Office For iPad

Apple CEO Tim Cook took a swipe at Microsoft last week by saying that it had been wrong to delay the launch of its Office for iPad products. Launched only last month, rumours had been around suggesting that Office was in development from as early as 2012.

Cook’s criticism seemingly wasn’t driven by a belief that it had harmed Apple’s sales of the iPad. In fact on this point he was incredibly bullish as the company has now sold 210 million iPads since its launch in 2010, twice the number of iPhones that it has sold in the same period.

Instead, Cook seemed to feel that the delay had actually been harmful for Microsoft. Whilst he acknowledged the benefit of having Office for iPad he felt that the delay had allowed lots of alternatives to develop, including iWork.

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