Microsoft’s Office suite may soon come to the Apple iPad, according to a report by The Daily.
The blog reported today that its sources say that an Microsoft app that will include Office programs, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will soon be submitted to the Apple App Store. The blog first noted the existence of an iPad version of the Microsoft Office suite in November.
The Daily said that it’s had some hands-on experience with the new app. The user interface is supposedly similar to the current OneNote app. There is also some resemblance to Metro, the new interface design used on Windows Phone and the soon-to-be-released Windows 8 desktop operating system.
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will be supported and users will be able to create and edit these documents locally or online, according to the Daily. But the blog said it’s unclear whether other Office apps will be supported.
She also cited skepticism from Rick Sherlund, a Nomura Research analyst and long-time Microsoft watcher, who said he was doubtful that Microsoft’s Office team would allow this functionality to come to the iPad before it arrives on tablets and PCs running Microsoft’s own software.
