Microsoft Office Gets Spotted On The iPad, Expected To Hit App Store Soon

21/02/2012
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An official Microsoft Office suite for the iPad has long been the subject of hopeful rumors, but a leaked shot of the software in action on Apple’s tablet proves for the first time that it’s real, and that it is on its way to the App Store.

The photograph was obtained by The Daily, which claims to have spent some quality time with a working prototype of Microsoft Office for the iPad. The software is said to sport a metro user interface similar to that of Microsoft’s Windows...

Original article by Cult Of Mac
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