Windows 7 to Run on iPad With Citrix Receiver

yes, running two evils cancels them out.

This is just Remote Desktop, but it definitely works. I can remote desktop just fine while tethering off my G1, why not iPad?

If this is easily possible then yes i would buy an ipad. Makes me wonder if you can do something similar to the iphone already.

iPad still sucks.

"The advancements that were made for the Citrix Receiver for iPhone will carry over to the iPad"

It seems you can.

It sure is an improvement, but it still needs that camera and I would rather see Win7 actually running on the iPad.

I've been using RDP with my PDA's for YEARS, this isn't special.

Jane, your headlines really need some work as they typically imply something else. This is not the first time and something tells me it's not the last either.

Remote Desktop is a great idea, but not if you don't have a server handy. So in essence, the iPad doesn't run Windows 7 it only can act as a remote which doesn't execute any code other than GUI stuff.

Oh okay.

This is going to get sued by Apple again...

It's not RDP though....Citrix uses ICA, which means it will come with all the HDX goodness along with it. Far more usable than RDP....just google "RDP vs. ICA" to see the difference. The big downer of course is Citrix is insanely expensive, not to mention the bewildering liscensing structure, that will make it only relevant for the large scale corporate setting. If Citrix made a workstation product like VMware, it would be much more relevant to the home "Power User"

If you know the business area of Citrix it is difficult to misinterpret the headline...




OSX already has a RDC client developed by Microsoft working. Remote desktop connection programs are all over the place. It is not illegal, that's why Apple has come up with the App Store authentication process, so now it is not a matter of legal/illegal, it is a matter of whether Apple likes or dislikes an application. For those getting an iPad console that's how things are: Either their way or the highway...

There are remote desktop apps in the ipone apps store, so they will probably work on any of the three itouch devices.

Hmmmm......I sense another possible sub-plot here in iPad soap opera. The potential for a blockbuster hit with the prime time crowd and the sci-fi fans could mean stardom.

Why not just buy a tablet that already runs windows 7

Archos 9 or

Asus Eee PC T91MT Black w/ Atom Z520, 1GB, 32GB SSD, 802.11 b/g/n, 8.9in Multi Touch WSVGA, Win 7 Home Premium

I don't see a point of spending more for less.

However it would make the ipad more appealing to some.

iPad, I won't get one. Would I want to run an OS virtually for no reason? No.

RDP 5.2, the current version, runs the same protocols as Citrix ICA. Neither allow the iPad, itself, to multitask.

Save yourself headaches and get something usable and upgradable like an ASUS or Archos.

Um? yea i'd buy it if it has Win 7. Is that a real question?

Soo, to make the iPad usefull, you need to RDP into an other machine that has useful capabilities... interesting.

because it looks better and people will fawn over it since it's apple.

I thought the whole point of apple products was to say Look at Me. There have always been better products. Always.

I think the apple Owner's message is more like:
I have money and you are wrong.

Does this mean you could use the IPAD as a remote desktop to a real system? That [i]wouldn't/i] suck. I still am not willing to pay the entry price, plus buy a copy of windows, but the other tablets in the pipeline that come with native windows support may interest me more.

it should have had multitasking in the first place. i'll see what other companies tablets have out of the box first

I genuinely don't think this headline is misleading. Citrix specializes in virtualization and remote access software. If I was trying to mislead people I could have not specified the company and merely stated that 'a software company' was endeavoring to bring Windows 7 to the iPad. Instead, I referred to Citrix by name, not wanting people to think that it was a bootcamp-like affair.

I can't speak about other headlines because I don't know which ones you're referring to. Sorry.

What sort of tablet comes without a stylus? This is a POS as far as i'm concerned. You couldn't even use the ipad to scribble some quick notes. Seems expected from a company that didn't put much else on the device. I'm so happy I don't own an ipod, iphone or any other apple nonsense. It's not for everybody, and certainly not me!

I'd rather buy HP slate. No point.

haha..

I'm going to buy this and show it to Steve Balmer in the next MS meeting so he can sign it.

Hey guys what comment do you think Balmer will write when he signs my win7 iPad?

bah this is misleading, windows 7 will not run on the ipad. Merely you can connect to a Windows 7 desktop via Citrix ICA. An actual PC must host the windows environment, so you can connect to it with the IPAD using citrix. Citric is definitely one of the better "remote desktop" technologies, but it's still slow as sin compared to running the operating system natively.

why Apple doesnt sells the ipad to microsoft or call it winPad? Maybe because Steve Jobs made it. ooh well

ah, don't worry, I was just joking around. I know how it works.

If loading up windows seven is straight forward like on a regular PC, they this will be extremely popular. If it is complicated (but does in fact work) i will consider buying an iPad

So, you can combine a $800 desktop PC with ~$500 worth of Citrix and VPN and Win7 license to make a $500 iPad just as good as a $500 laptop(assuming the coolness of touchscreen means more to you than being able to type on a real keyboard). Brilliant.