<p>It must be a slow news day. I see a number of folks trying to parse recent statements by Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Marketing Tami Reller -- who described Microsoft's approach to balancing its Windows and cross-platform plans as "thoughtful" -- as meaning Microsoft plans to drag its feet on Office for iPad.</p><p>Office for iPad -- which I've recently heard is codenamed "Miramar" -- isn't dead. In fact, it's likely to make it to market ahead of Microsoft's touch-first version of Office (codenamed "Gemini") according to a couple of my sources.</p><p>Here's a quick recap on what I've heard from Microsoft officials, as well as my own contacts, about Office for iPad.</p><p>Microsoft officials have acknowledged, in a somewhat roundabout way, that it exists and is coming. Last we heard, it sounded from ex-CEO Steve Ballmer that it was going to arrive some time after Microsoft's own touch-first, "Gemini" implementation of Office. Gemini is Microsoft's Metro-Style/Windows Store versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-office-on-ipad-its-alive-and-coming-sooner-than-most-think-7000026372/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/mobile-apps/23539/microsoft-office-ipad-raises-questions-itbwcw">Microsoft Office on the iPad raises questions</a> (Computerworld (blog))</p><p><a href="http://bgr.com/2014/02/14/microsoft-office-for-ipad-release-date/">Microsoft is finally close to launching Office for iPad</a> (BGR)</p><p><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/02/14/microsoft-office-may-come-to-ipad-before-windows-8">Microsoft Office may come to iPad before Windows 8</a> (Apple Insider)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dnKd9RHFGh1AXdMJVPZoxM1ceKepM&authuser=0&ned=us">342 additional articles.</a></p>