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speaking in public for the first time since taking the reigns as Microsoft's new CEO Satya Nadella unveiled something which actually helps Apple users everything that we do going forward is grounded in this worldview which I describe as the world of ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence and it's an amazing opportunity for growth for our company Microsoft introduced Office for iPad versions of PowerPoint Excel and Word developed specifically for Apple's tablet design that is both familiar to them as an office user but also very natural for an iPad user the new apps allow iPad users to create and edit documents spreadsheets and presentations we actually even gone so far as to build a custom keyboard for Excel users that's super naturally used so this keyboard really enables you to do some of the things that on a Windows PC you do with a keyboard and mouse like keystroke commands are starting formulas so why would Microsoft which sells its own tablets release a product the benefits Apple and its customers there is no trade off it's reality for us it's not a competitive reality that's not what motivates us what motivates us is the realities of our customers the office for iPad apps are available to download for free immediately though to access all the features of the apps you'll need an office 365 subscription in San Francisco I'm suma das cnet.com for CBS News