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Microsoft Office for Apple iPad Tablet Officially Denied?

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http://www.thevarguy.com – The plot thickens on the existence of Microsoft Office for iPad . The ‘iPad-only’ newspaper The Daily alleges it has scored some elusive hands-on time with Microsoft Office running on Apple’s iPad. But is it really true? And more importantly, if it is, could the launch of Office for iPad help fuel mobile device management demands? Let’s take a look… Shortly after The Daily published their apparently exclusive hands-on Office for iPad blurb, Microsoft told ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley  that the image circulated by The Daily was – in fact – a hoax. W (IT news)

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