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Rumor: Microsoft Office coming to iPad before July 2014

Rumor: Microsoft Office coming to iPad before July 2014
Jonathan Riggall

Jonathan Riggall

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Microsoft Office for iPad could be coming sooner than expected, before July 2014, according to respected sources. It had been rumored to be arriving in Fall of this year.

Codenamed Miramar, the iPad version of Office has not been officially announced, but Microsoft has said ‘touch-first’ Office apps would be coming to non-Microsoft platforms. A Windows 8 touch version of Office, codenamed Gemini is also expected this year, but it looks like the iPad version will be first.

Not much is known about the suite. It’s likely to require an Office 365 subscription, as with the Android and iPhone versions of Office Mobile, but we have no details on how it will compare to the traditional desktop versions in terms of features. Whatever happens, Office is arriving quite late on iPad, and has competition from free alternatives like Quickoffice.

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