<p>The new version of Microsoft Office comes installed for free on all Windows RT devices such as the Surface. It's not the complete Office, though Outlook isn't included. In the coming months, however, Microsoft is going to change that.</p><p>Outlook 2013 will come to Windows RT devices at the same time Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 to the public later this year. Microsoft estimates Windows 8.1 will arrive in the fall, and it will be a free update for all Windows 8 and RT customers.</p><p>Microsoft's CFO and CMO of Windows, Tami Reller, made the announcement at the Computex trade show in Taipei Wednesday morning. Microsoft made the decision based on customer feedback, citing a Morgan Stanley study that found 61% of people shopping for a tablet see Office as the single most important software feature.</p><p>They obviously forget about that pretty quickly once they see an iPad, however, since Apple's tablet is consistently the top-selling tablet in the world (IDC recently pegged Apple's market share at 43.6%; the next highest was Samsung at 15.1%), and sales of Windows tablets are paltry in comparison. Despite rumors and alleged leaks, there is no iPad version of Microsoft Office.</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/06/05/outlook-windows-rt/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/05/microsoft-outlook-will-finally-land-on-windows-rt-with-windows-8-1/">Microsoft Outlook will finally land on Windows RT with Windows 8.1</a> (VentureBeat)</p><p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419957,00.asp">Microsoft Adding Outlook to Windows RT Tablets</a> (PC Magazine)</p><p><a href="http://wmpoweruser.com/microsoft-outlook-2013-coming-to-windows-rt-devices-as-part-of-windows-8-1/">Microsoft: Outlook 2013 Coming To Windows RT Devices As Part Of Windows 8.1</a> (WMPoweruser.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dHN_JRtkEXaNRvM-KyBcYgBmLpp5M&ned=us">672 additional articles.</a></p>