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iPad apps to run Windows (or other OSes) on the tablet

Summary: The iPad is good for many things, and with these apps it can run Windows and other OSes.

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Sometimes a full remote desktop solution is overkill, especially if you just need quick acces to Microsoft Word, Excel, or Powerpoint. CloudOn is just the ticket, as it offers access to those apps for editing or creating documents. It is fully touch optimized and the price is right.

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Topics: iPad, Apps, Hardware, Laptops, Mobility, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Windows

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  • Don't Forget PocketCloud?

    Hope this was just an oversight as their iPad/iPhone apps works well for accomplishing remote functions as well. Easy to setup and use and fun to showoff to friends.
    steinhorn@...
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  • jerzypapa@gmail.com

    And another one: OnLive Desktop. Works extremely well.

    JG
    jerzyshore
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    • C'mon now

      It was the third one listed! Jeeze!!!
      .DeusExMachina.
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  • The best RDP/VNC app I've found for the iPad is Jump

    http://jumpdesktop.com/
    draymis
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  • If IOs is so good, why does everyone......

    Want to run Windows programs? Being able to run Windows on a Mac seems self-defeating, if the ads about Macs being better are to believed. And, DoJ, why can't I run IOs on a Windows machine if I can run Windows on a Mac? Sounds like a monopolistic situation to me. But then I could never understand Macs enough to maintain them for my mom. Couldn't find lost e-mail or files. They're so simple only a child can use them.
    plandok@...
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    • monopolistic?

      How can you be monopolistic without having a monopoly? Are you suggesting that iOS is a monopoly? iOS is an EMBEDDED OS. Windows is a DESKTOP OS. As such MS licenses Windows to run on a variety of hardware. They don't care, as long as you buy it. As for why run windows on a mac, every software package is not available on both platforms. I run windows on my mac to run a specialty application my company requires. I also run Quicken.
      As far as simplistic, it only appears so. Just under the surface is a fully functional unix environment. As far as Onlive goes, I hate the fact that they changes to windows server without the touch pack ...
      rcosby
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