Online applications mean trade-off: Ozzie
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| Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie says hosted alternatives to the Office suitemean
| compromises for user
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/mgmt/AC8B48B36019A954CC2572920015232E
Meanwhile, Google explores the other way of revenue (ads-based, not
subscription- or licence/rental-based):
Google moves YouTube ahead
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| "The true measure of success will be five years from now, if Google
| is a central clearinghouse for video advertising," Schachter said.
| "That's what this business is about."
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/04/BUG1NODSLR1.DTL
Related:
Microsoft tests "pay-as-you-go" software
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| Microsoft has been quietly testing a new "pay-as-you-go" software
| rental service in South Africa, Mexico, and Romania. The service
| allows users to pay a monthly fee of around $15 for the use
| of Office 2003.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070222-8907.html
Ozzie: Vista, Office must adapt to Web era
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| Ozzie said that the transition to integrate online services into Microsoft
| products has been a challenge but that changes within the company are
| happening.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6133895.html
Will Web 2.0 ultimately kill Windows?
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| Allchin shared his thoughts on Windows Live (which, along with Windows and
| developer tools also falls under his organization); competition with Google
| and Apple; and why a client-based version of Windows won?t ever completely
| disappear, regardless of how successful Web services become.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=66
MSN Still Going Nowhere Fast
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| It is worth noting that Microsoft still hasn't made any headway
| in the search-and-portal game and, in fact, is falling farther andf
| arther behind. As a result, it is not surprising that Steve Ballmer
| is now warning media companies that Google is the Evil Empire --
| because no other competitive tactic has worked.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061116/20767_id.html?.v=1
Can Google trump Microsoft?
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| Google's "frontal assault" to Microsoft Office is Google Apps
| Enterprise Edition and Google is indeed waging warfare against Microsoft.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/index.php?p=697
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