A Theory about the Office on iPad Schedule | Office 2013 content from Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows

A classic Microsoft strategy tax case study, if accurate

"But the implications are far more serious for Windows. Imagine what would have happened if Office for iPad had shipped alongside Office 2013 for Windows 8/RT (remembering that these products were originally scheduled for a concurrent release). It’s even worse when you look back and realize how awful the first-gen Windows 8/RT devices were, with PC makers not shipping adequate volume or diversity of tablets and other non-traditional PC devices.
Office for iPad, launched at the same time as Windows 8/RT, would most likely have killed the market for Windows 8 and RT devices."

A Theory about the Office on iPad Schedule | Office 2013 content from Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows