14 DAY TRIAL // Apple and Microsoft buried the proverbial hatchet quite some time ago, but now and again, both Apple and Microsoft executives still make the occasional joke about one of their competitor's products.
As seen during the September 9 "Hey Siri" keynote, Apple now considers Microsoft their partner, especially when it comes to productivity apps and services, a domain where Apple's SVP Phil Schiller thinks that the guys from Redmond are the best.
Enter Satya Nadella's Dreamforce Keynote where the Microsoft CEO just "unveiled" the new iPhone Pro, a productivity-focused iPhone with all of Microsoft's iOS apps installed on it.
The so-called iPhone Pro came with a screen full of iOS apps from Microsoft, including Skype, Work, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, as well as the new Sway Office app designed to help users create and effortlessly share presentations and interactive reports.
What first started like a light iPhone roast continued with a presentation of Microsoft's Outlook iOS app, which once again makes it obvious that, unlike in the past, both companies have no problems presenting apps designed for each other’s platforms as long as the users get the features and services they need.
Since working together can only make it easier to come up with better and easier-to-use tools for the end user, Apple and Microsoft's newly found friendship is a clear sign of good things in iOS' future.
