[Swordmaker]

So is Apple paying Microsoft a royalty to allow Office for free on iPads???

No.

[dennisw]

Thanks.... a loser strategy from MS and based on MS weakness....
So weak that MS might give free Windows 10 upgrades to Windows 7 users like me.

Obviously MS wants its products front and center at any cost. It prizes product usage and visibility above all

While Apple gets superior-excellent product usage and visibility plus makes $$$$ off everything it does