Microsoft recently launched its OneNote programs for Apple iOS and PCs for free! This states that Microsoft has finally decided to step up its game and change its tactics to compete with its rivals. The features of OneNote have been much loved by note-takers, but it had limited functionality as they were only supported in Windows platform until now. But with the launch of OneNote for Mac, the tables have turned around now.
OneNote has been bundled with Microsoft Office suite since 2003, and is lauded to be a very useful application. It helps you to create notes from scratch and organize them into searchable, browsable notebooks, and synchronize them with multiple platforms like iPhones, Android, and Windows Phone. It allows users to draw, record audio and video, scan images, embed spreadsheets into the application, and organizes all the information you have added into a visually attractive form.
This venture into the world of Apple-powered PCs is clearly fueled to compete with EverNote, the prime rival of the note-taking software that was launched in 2008 and quickly grabbed a huge share of the market. The free version of OneNote is limited to just home and personal use and are not available for Business customers. Many users contacted our Microsoft chat services to confirm the news. However, business-grade Office 365 users can avail this feature. Another key feature of this application is the release of a browser toolbar to grab web content and place it in OneNote. All these strategies are placed with a clear intention of grabbing the note-taking market away from its rival, EverNote.
The most attractive feature of this software is that it is completely ad-free. Outlook integration, SharePoint support and history capabilities have only been added to the paid version though. Microsoft’s Office productivity suite contributes the highest chunk of revenue when compared to all other services. Microsoft Office alone contributes 40% of the revenue share! Keeping this in mind, Microsoft is compromising on releasing free software and foraging into new markets to expand and dominate in the arena for years to come.
Taking a leaf out of EverNote, OneNote has released the Clipper bookmark, which allows Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari users save snapshots of their web pages directly to their devices. You can even forward messages and web links through your phone though this feature.
What’s more, even though the OneNote application is very intuitive, users can always contact Microsoft chat center for assistance. The prospects look promising, but we will have to wait and see how the app works out for the tech giant.
OneNote has been bundled with Microsoft Office suite since 2003, and is lauded to be a very useful application. It helps you to create notes from scratch and organize them into searchable, browsable notebooks, and synchronize them with multiple platforms like iPhones, Android, and Windows Phone. It allows users to draw, record audio and video, scan images, embed spreadsheets into the application, and organizes all the information you have added into a visually attractive form.
This venture into the world of Apple-powered PCs is clearly fueled to compete with EverNote, the prime rival of the note-taking software that was launched in 2008 and quickly grabbed a huge share of the market. The free version of OneNote is limited to just home and personal use and are not available for Business customers. Many users contacted our Microsoft chat services to confirm the news. However, business-grade Office 365 users can avail this feature. Another key feature of this application is the release of a browser toolbar to grab web content and place it in OneNote. All these strategies are placed with a clear intention of grabbing the note-taking market away from its rival, EverNote.
The most attractive feature of this software is that it is completely ad-free. Outlook integration, SharePoint support and history capabilities have only been added to the paid version though. Microsoft’s Office productivity suite contributes the highest chunk of revenue when compared to all other services. Microsoft Office alone contributes 40% of the revenue share! Keeping this in mind, Microsoft is compromising on releasing free software and foraging into new markets to expand and dominate in the arena for years to come.
Taking a leaf out of EverNote, OneNote has released the Clipper bookmark, which allows Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari users save snapshots of their web pages directly to their devices. You can even forward messages and web links through your phone though this feature.
What’s more, even though the OneNote application is very intuitive, users can always contact Microsoft chat center for assistance. The prospects look promising, but we will have to wait and see how the app works out for the tech giant.
