OnLive Intros Virtual Windows 7 Desktop With Office for iPad

video game streaming company onlive has announced free, streaming, virtual microsoft windows 7 desktop app ipad. onlive desktop app, announced @ ces, expand other platforms -- including mac. users have access full-featured versions of microsoft word, excel , powerpoint, less week after cloudon introduced office solution ipad.




gigaom has details how service work:

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since applications running on high-end computing clusters in onlive's data centers, thing holding performance network. means in today's world of pervasive broadband connectivity, windows applications running on ipad potentially faster running on standard windows 7 laptop.

onlive making desktop app available in freemium model through users 2gb worth of cloud storage , ability use windows 7 applications such word, excel , powerpoint, other utilities , games. documents can stored in cloud , accessed device web interface. in near future, onlive expects launch onlive desktop pro, more robust service offer 50 gb of storage, priority access, additional apps , other features $9.99 month. promises collaboration features enterprise users such sharing documents or working on virtual whiteboards.

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the verge notes when tried app @ onlive hq, there "a little bit of perceptible lag, it's pretty impressive manipulating objects our fingers , flipping through powerpoint presentations on desktop miles away."

onlive previously announced ipad , iphone support gaming products, though apps have yet publicly released.

available thursday in u.s. , "soon" in uk, onlive desktop ipad free on app store.

article link: onlive intros virtual windows 7 desktop office ipad

 

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