Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
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Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
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Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#2The million (10 million? 100 Million) dollar question that I haven't seen addressed yet (but I'm sure will be, if it hasn't already) - is what % cut Apple is getting from the subscription revenue.
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#3Is this the mobile version of the apps, a wrapper around the web version of the apps, or actual full-fledged desktop Office?
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#4The million (10 million? 100 Million) dollar question that I haven't seen addressed yet (but I'm sure will be, if it hasn't already) - is what % cut Apple is getting from the subscription revenue.
Does Apple let developers negotiate their fee? I thought it was a flat 30% for the first year and 15% after that?
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#5The million (10 million? 100 Million) dollar question that I haven't seen addressed yet (but I'm sure will be, if it hasn't already) - is what % cut Apple is getting from the subscription revenue.
More specifically, I wonder if this is an intentional move to try to regain back some market share by showing that this is where software publishers are and should be selling.
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#6The million (10 million? 100 Million) dollar question that I haven't seen addressed yet (but I'm sure will be, if it hasn't already) - is what % cut Apple is getting from the subscription revenue.
Does Apple let developers negotiate their fee? I thought it was a flat 30% for the first year and 15% after that?
I think large players have some room to negotiate even if Apple never states it publicly.
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#7Is this the mobile version of the apps, a wrapper around the web version of the apps, or actual full-fledged desktop Office?
Desktop Office. Microsoft has been offering a "real office" on Mac for many, many years now. The news is not that Office is on Mac, it's that it is distributed through the App Store.
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#8The million (10 million? 100 Million) dollar question that I haven't seen addressed yet (but I'm sure will be, if it hasn't already) - is what % cut Apple is getting from the subscription revenue.
> Users can also purchase a subscription for Office 365 from within the apps, so they can get up and running instantly.
This would tend to suggest that Apple isn't getting a cut. Normally when they take one, it's on the basis of funds being transferred via their store, which doesn't appear to be the case here. But this is a massive deal between two of the ecosystem's biggest fish, and I'm sure an arrangement has been made to give Apple a piece of the pie somehow.
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#9The million (10 million? 100 Million) dollar question that I haven't seen addressed yet (but I'm sure will be, if it hasn't already) - is what % cut Apple is getting from the subscription revenue.
These apps have already been on the iOS App Store for a while, and you can purchase a subscription in-app, so I don't think this will be any different.
Re: Office 365 is now on Mac App Store
#10The million (10 million? 100 Million) dollar question that I haven't seen addressed yet (but I'm sure will be, if it hasn't already) - is what % cut Apple is getting from the subscription revenue.
> Users can also purchase a subscription for Office 365 from within the apps, so they can get up and running instantly. This would tend to suggest that Apple isn't getting a cut. Normally when they take one, it's on the basis of funds being transferred via their store, which doesn't appear to be the case here. But this is a massive deal between two of the ecosystem's biggest fish, and I'm sure an arrangement has been…
They are listing in-app purchases directly through the app store. My guess is they did get some kind of deal though (Like the supposed 15% deal that Netflix had before they pulled their IAPs.)