Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Microsoft Office: Enabling the iPad to do ‘real work’

<p>I've covered how I use the iPad for work, and that Microsoft's play with Office on the iPad has an enterprise focus. That coverage always gets a knee-jerk reaction from many that without Office and/or Windows doing real work is not possible. Perhaps that's due to how individuals define real work, but the thought that the iPad is not good enough is widespread.iPad Air (Image: James Kendrick/ZDNet)</p><p>Even Microsoft has pushed in its Surface ads that you must have Windows and/or Office to do real work. We're told in no uncertain terms that this is an advantage over the iPad, and if we want to do real work we'd better get onboard the Surface train.</p><p>So, what are these Windows enthusiasts and Microsoft going to say once Office for the iPad is released, as is expected to happen soon? If we believe the hype that Office is needed to do real work, that should open the iPad up for it even for nonbelievers.</p><p>See related: Office for the iPad: It's all about the enterprise</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-office-enabling-the-ipad-to-do-real-work-7000026607/">Keep reading...</a></p>

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