The Truth About That Microsoft Office On The iPad Story
by Matt Rosoff on Feb 21, 2012, 3:51 PM
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 Earlier today, The Daily reported that it had seen and used a "working prototype" Microsoft Office for the iPad, and that the app will soon be submitted to Apple for approval. But Microsoft is saying the whole story is bogus. A Microsoft spokesperson issued the following statement to us (and other news outlets): "The Daily's story is based on inaccurate rumors and speculation. We have no further comment." The last part of that sounds like a non-denial denial to us. But our understanding is that the software in the picture that The Daily published is fake. Or at least not from Microsoft. Here's our best guess at what's going on, based on how we've seen Microsoft work in the past. Microsoft wants to test how Office on the iPad might work, so it put out a contract to a third-party developer. This developer got excited and spilled the beans. So technically, the software is not from Microsoft. In fact, we suspect that Microsoft hasn't decided what to do. It might end up releasing something that looks like this soon, just as The Daily reported. Or it could build its own version that looks different. Or it might wait until after Windows 8 tablets are on the market for a while to see if the inclusion of Office is a good selling point. If it turns out that Office is selling a lot of Windows 8 tablets, don't look for Office on the iPad -- ever. See also: Here's Why Microsoft Should Put Office On Every Platform Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.
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