Adobe challenges word on the web
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| Adobe has joined a growing list of firms offering web-based alternatives to
| conventional office programs.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7021630.stm
Can Microsoft Office Withstand the Onslaught of the Freebies?
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| OpenOffice and Symphony are compatible with the Open Document Format, an
| industry standard that allows programs from different developers to read each
| other's documents and preserve typefaces, paragraphs, indents, tabs, bullets,
| numbering and so forth.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59554.html
Microsoft takes Office online - sort of
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| "But a Word or Excel document in the online workspace can be edited only if
| the user has bought Microsoft's Word or Excel software. 'The ideal case is
| where a person has Office,' said Rajesh Jha, a vice president for Microsoft
| Office Live products."
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1763
I could not find the reference, but about 6 months ago, Microsoft said that
demand for Office online was poor.
Related:
Microsoft Office Live migration is adding insult to injury
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| On January 29, Microsoft posted to the Office Live blog a status update
| re: the migration. The news isn't good.
|
| Office Live logoBeta testers are still potentially "months" away fromb
| eing migrated to the final version of their Office Live services.
| Functionality like backup and restore isn't going to work until
| their accounts are migrated. And Microsoft will give testers only
| a 24-hour heads-up when they are set to be migrated. During that
| 24-hour period, users won't be able to make changes to their
| Office Live sites.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=243
Office Live: Better Off Dead?
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| Last month I killed Office Live in an act of self defense, after
| repeated access problems and attempts to move my domain to another
| registrar. Judging from the comments to that post, there's an Office
| Live killing spree going on. Not surprisingly, Microsoft wants to put
| an end to the wanton killing.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/web_services_browser/office_live_better_off_dead.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/ybsz2o
Microsoft faces Office Live lawsuit
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| A company called Office Live said Friday it has filed a
| trademark infringement lawsuit against Microsoft over the
| software giant's use of "Office Live" for its on-demand
| productivity tools.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6161689.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
Google manager: Google Apps replaced Microsoft Office at 100,000 businesses
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| Google's newly released online productivity suite Google Apps has
| already replaced Microsoft Office at more than 100,000 small to
| medium enterprises and has been deployed at two of the largest
| companies in the world, according to the search leader's
| enterprise product boss.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/9889/53/
Dumping Office for Google Apps
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| Google has a friend in Disney, and that could leave Microsoft screaming
| like a jilted lover.
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http://videos.webpronews.com/2007/02/07/dumping-office-for-google-apps/
Google Apps Catches Flak
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| Microsoft is launching an anti-Google propaganda campaign.
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http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2007/09/11/google-apps-catches-flak/?mod=yahoo_hs
Microsoft Retaliates With 10 Reasons Not To Use Google Apps
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| This, of course, brought Google even closer to rivaling Microsoft's Office
| suite, which has now spurred a reaction from the Redmond software giant.
|
| No, its not new software or updates for the popular productivity suite, but
| rather Microsoft's own reasoning on why businesses should NOT use Google
| Apps.
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http://www.profy.com/2007/09/11/microsoft-retaliates-with-10-reasons-not-to-use-google-apps/
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