Office for iPad is 'Mild Positive'; New Products to Drive Apple (AAPL) Higher - Cowen (MSFT)

Nomura's Sherlund Encouraged by Microsoft (MSFT) Office for iPad News

Nomura Securities analyst Rick Sherlund reiterated a Buy rating and $45 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) following the Office for iPad news yesterday.

Sherlund commented, "It was encouraging to have the CEO of Microsoft visible in a product strategy discussion, laying... More

Microsoft (MSFT) News an Incremental Positive, But Faces Competitive Market Place - Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer analyst Shaul Eyal reiterated an Outperform rating and $38 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) saying the new CEO is talking a big mobile/cloud game.

Eyal said, "Less than two months on the job MSFTs new CEO, Satya Nadella... More

Apple's (AAPL) CEO Cook Welcomes Microsoft Office to App Store

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook personally welcomed Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Office to the App Store.

Welcome to the #iPad and @AppStore! @satyanadella and Office for iPad

Microsoft (MSFT) Expands Cloud Services; Annouces Office for iPad & Apps for iPhone/Android Phones

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) on Thursday announced several new and updated applications and services including Microsoft Office for iPad and free Office Mobile apps for iPhone and Android phones. Microsoft also announced the Enterprise Mobility Suite, a comprehensive set of cloud services to help businesses manage corporate data and services on the devices people use at work and at home. In addition, the company announced the upcoming availability of Microsoft Azure Active Directory Premium and enhancements to Windows Intune.

"Microsoft is focused on delivering the cloud for everyone, on every device. It's a... More

Microsoft (MSFT) Office for iPad Available Today

Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) Office for iPad will be available at the Apple App Store at 11AM PT today. It will be a free download. Users can view documents but editing will require a subscription to Office 365.... More