There's a free iPad app that gives anyone access to a Windows 7 desktop and Microsoft Office 2010 from a tablet but it's probably too good to be true.



From ArsTechnica:

As we wrote on Thursday, Microsoft says the "OnLive Desktop" service that streams a cloud-hosted Windows installation to iPads and Android tablets isn't properly licensed. OnLive isn't commenting, but the company will probably have to re-work the service's structure, which has a free tier and optional fee-based upgrades, or risk having to shut it down.

That doesn't mean Microsoft's rules prohibit such services, but a properly licensed service is unlikely to be free. A company called Nivio explains how it plans to offer Windows and Office on the iPad and other devices while complying with Microsoft's licensing rules. To make it worthwhile for Nivio, the service will cost $5 for each ten-hour increment (only $2 for students).

  Microsoft will allow Windows and Office on the iPad but it won't be free