In this day of age, it's very practical to have a Windows 7 installation on your USB key, for many netbooks and devices don't come with CD/DVD drives anymore.
You can easily copy any text on a website and then paste it to anywhere you like on your iPhone or iPad iOS powered device. I will show you on a website to email example.
The latest video interview with the legendary Bill Gates, where he's talking about the Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and the newest player in the tablet market, the Microsoft Surface.
Google by far isn't only a search service or an e-mail provider. I will introduce you to their Google Docs service which you can use as your very own office in the cloud.