OnLive is well know for its popular cloud based gaming service, but
now it would appear that the company has some plans to bring other
software to the cloud, as they have just shown off a new application for
the iPad that will let you run Windows apps on your iPad.
The
will be available as a free download and it is called OnLive Desktop,
it
will give users access to full featured versions of Windows
applications like Microsoft Word, Excel , PowerPoint and more.
The
service works in a similar way to their cloud gaming, the software is
stored in the cloud and then can be accessed from the application on the
iPad, and users will get 2GB of free cloud storage and the ability to
use the various Windows applications.
They will also offer a paid
service in the future which will be called OnLive Desktop Pro, with this
you will get 50GB of storage, plus access to more Windows apps and the
company plans to charge $9.99 a month for the premium service.
