Microsoft is preparing to publicly roll out Android apps on Windows. Could Windows tablets finally have their time to shine?

Microsoft's new suite of Word, Excel and Powerpoint apps for Android give you just the tools you need, with a smart, familiar layout.

Thankfully, I bring an E Ink tablet with me wherever I go. The Boox Note Air4 C makes for an excellent productivity companion ...

That said, the new all-in-one Microsoft Office app does work on tablets, just that you'll be forced to work with a giant-sized portrait phone UI. The other individual Office apps also continue to ...

Previously available by invitation only, beta versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps are now up in the Google Play store for almost all Android tablet users.

Microsoft has a new Preview release of Office for Android, permissions required, that will run on your Android 5.0+ lollipop tablet, or your x86 tablet under 10.1-inches.

Microsoft's newest version of OneNote for Android is optimized to work on tablets and adds support for digital inking. The 'modern' version of OneNote for Windows 8.x also is getting an update.

However, Microsoft gave up on its efforts to push developers toward making tablet-friendly apps, so Surface devices will always struggle in that department.

Apps are paramount to tablet buyers, and until we see what kinds of Metro apps Microsoft and its developer partners produce, many consumers may shy away from the Surface RT.