Dan Thorp-Lancaster, writing for iMore:

Good news for people wanting to use Apple’s productivity software: starting tonight, anyone, with or without a Mac or iOS device, will be able to create an Apple ID and sign in to the iCloud beta website to start using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for free.

When users visit beta.icloud.com, they will be presented with a banner at the top of the page prompting them to create an Apple ID. Afterwards, in addition to gaining access to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, the free accounts will also grant 1GB of free cloud storage to users.

Great idea. This brings people outside the ecosystem into the fold, adds them to the Apple ID rolls, expands the base of iWork users.