Soon Microsoft Office on your iPad

The information is not official yet. But those who convey seem to know what they are talking. According to sources ZDNET, the iPad version of the Microsoft Office suite is still under development. There is already a version of Office for iPhone. But not for the Apple tablet.

In his article, our colleague refers to two projects. The first, "Gemini" is a version optimized for the Windows Metro interface. The second, "Miramar", would this long-awaited Microsoft Office for iPad. And it could reach the market in the first half of 2014.

Moreover, this new office suite for the iPad could apply for registration to Office 365. And we expect the fact that it is related to online storage service from Microsoft, OneDrive (replacing SkyDrive).

This iPad version of Microsoft Office has already been mentioned before. And this information is another indication that announces the arrival of the Microsoft Office Suite of tablets that compete directly with its surface.

In addition, a possible exit from the iPad version is even mentioned before that the "touch-first" version of Microsoft Office (that is to say, the Gemini project, which will include more versions "Metro" Word, Excel and OneNote for Windows Store).

Their side, our colleagues from DailyFinance simply predict death Surface tablets, if this information was verified. "Microsoft Corporation could be on the verge of killing the tablet surface" can be read on their title. One might even wonder whether the software giant will continue to expand this product line.

Microsoft seems to face an agonizing dilemma. The output of its office suite on other platforms could generate a lot of profits. But it could also be detrimental to its own hardwares and operating systems.

It is easy to understand that one of the practical and commercial benefits of Windows (or Windows RT) is the office suite, which is also mentioned on almost all commercials. But this was never enough to really boost sales of tablets Microsoft.

The iPad, meanwhile, is a pioneer product that sells like hotcakes. In January, Apple had said that there were no fewer than 500,000 native applications available for its tablets. And the possible arrival of an optimized version of Microsoft Office can not add value to this choice already bloated.

On another front, remember that Google has recently announced its new partnership with VMware, whose goal is to make Windows applications on Chromebooks .