Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed rumors that the company is working on an improved touch version of Office for the iPad at the Gartner Symposium ITXpo held in Orlando, Florida.
Ballmer didn't give many details about this new project, but he did point out that Outlook will most likely be integrated into the new version of Office.
Microsoft has already announced that it is working on improving Office for Windows, and according to some insiders familiar with the matter, we could see updates in 2014.
As for the Office productivity suite, Microsoft is rumored to be preparing not only an improved product for Windows 8, but also for Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. All new releases are expected next year.

