Reports have surfaced that the Microsoft Office for iPad might finally be released. And the app might come even earlier than the Windows 8 touch-based version. ZDNet reports that Ballmer approved the suggestion of the Office team to release the Office for iPad as soon as the app was ready. Even if that meant it came out before the Windows 8 version. The target date of release is supposedly the first half of 2014. We’ll keep you posted on any updates.