Microsoft Office to go online — for free
Microsoft Office to go online — for free
The last version of Office didn’t include a free online version. The next one will.
It’s too early to say Microsoft has checkmated Google in online documents – the latest version of Office hasn’t shipped yet. But the sleeping giant in Redmond has clearly woken up to the Internet threat.
Get this: Microsoft – the king of paid software – will announce today that it is going to give a version of Office away for free online. Both the online and desktop versions are scheduled to arrive in the first half of next year. Yes, you read that right. The latest version of its ubiquitous productivity software, dubbed Office 2010, will come as both a piece of software you can buy for your computer, and as a service you can access in your browser. [UPDATE: Microsoft says it will support the Firefox and Safari browsers as well as IE.]
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Google Docs
I will still continue to use the Google Docs , these apps have many good features included the import from MS products.
Regards,
Paolo
Ms Office online
The next Microsoft Office will be free of cost for private users, but not for corporate users. This bad news allows to Google Apps , Zoho and other similar online applications to be sure to continue to maintain their current users.
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