Microsoft Office suite
Microsoft Office suite is a comprehensive collection of desktop productivity applications, primarily comprising Word (word processing), Excel (spreadsheets), and PowerPoint (presentations). Initially designed for macOS and later for Windows, it rapidly became the de facto standard for office…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1989
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- The suite addressed the fragmented nature of individual productivity applications by bundling best-of-breed software, ensuring interoperability, and providing a consistent user experience. This solved the inefficiency of users having to learn and switch between disparate applications from different vendors for common office tasks, and ensured that documents created in one application could be seamlessly integrated or shared with others.
- Platforms
- Android, Web browsers (Office Online), iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows
Related technologies
Notable users
- Virtually all Fortune 500 companies
- Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)
- Educational institutions
- Government agencies
- Individual consumers globally