<p>Microsoft has officially confirmed that its Surface Pro tablets will not come pre-installed with Microsoft Office.</p><p>This is a bit of a surprise, as the ARM-based tablet, the Surface RT ships with a copy of Office, specially designed for ARM processors.</p><p>Surface Pro, uses a regular x86 processor and full Windows 8, meaning it has more in common with Ultrabooks than tablets. This gives the Surface Pro far more flexibility than the Surface RT: as well as software designed specifically for touch-screen tablet devices, the Surface Pro can also run the same software as found on users' existing desktops and laptops.</p><p>That software can include the full version of Microsoft Office - but if so, that'll be up to the buyer as Office will not be bundled with the devices as standard.</p><p><a href="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tablet-pcs/1297126/microsoft-surface-pro-will-not-include-office-as-standard">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://technorati.com/technology/article/is-windows-phone-the-answer-for/">Is Windows Phone the Answer for the Microsoft-Based Office?</a> (Technorati)</p><p><a href="http://nvonews.com/2013/01/13/microsoft-surface-pro-release-date-just-weeks-away/">Microsoft Surface Pro release date just weeks away</a> (Northern Voices Online)</p><p><a href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/10/microsofts-surface-pro-tablet-changes-the-game/">Microsoft&#039;s Surface Pro Tablet Changes the Game</a> (New York Times (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dftam41ZYpukoBMwXTM8SpqKPgPlM&ned=us">728 additional articles.</a></p>