Microsoft Announces Cross-Platform Add-Ins for Office Apps, Plans to Bring iOS Apps to Windows 10
microsoft held annual build conference developers morning, made several announcements may of interest mac , ios users. first off, company announced cross-platform add-ins integrate third-party apps , services multiple versions of office, including office ios. microsoft's add-ins (which can thought of plug-ins) enable range of third-party services integrate office on windows, ios, android, , presumably mac when new office 2016 released. example, uber might built outlook, letting users call rides directly calendar appointments. example shown on stage pichit, app offering photo marketplace within powerpoint app. uber in outlook, image via the verge the implementation sounds similar apple's own use of app extensions, letting third-party apps interact microsoft's offerings in new ways, microsoft's tools, add-ins created 1 platform work on platforms. on stage, third-party apps integrated office shown off on ip...