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Apple Targets Microsoft Office With Free Apps By BRIAN X. CHEN The applications, which essentially duplicate Microsoft Office and used to cost $10 each, will now be free to anyone who buys a new Apple device. Bits Blog: Highlights and Analysis From Apple's iPad Event Bits Blog: Nokia Tablet Introduced Before Microsoft Deal Closes

Bits Blog Apple Exploits Microsoft Hesitation on Office By NICK WINGFIELD Apple's suite of productivity apps, iWork, has struggled to inflict damage to Microsoft's Office business. Now, Apple has made it free to anyone who buys its new computing devices.

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