Web-Hosted Office Suites Are Here to Stay
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| Then there is Microsoft Corp., whose inability or unwillingness to come out
| with a hosted suite comparable to Google Apps many find befuddling. Microsoft
| Office is the dominant productivity suite in the packaged software.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070911/tc_pcworld/137040
Is the World Ready for a Web-Based Desktop?
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| There will be popular online desktops. But I expect it to be the next
| generation of Google Apps, not AjaxOffice. When all is said and done, no
| matter how important these thin desktops become, I still expect most people
| to get most of their work done on fat-client desktops with fat office
| applications. What won't surprise me though is that those desktops are
| increasingly going to be based on Linux, and the office suites will be built
| around OpenOffice rather than Microsoft's offerings.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2182046,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
Serena banks on Microsoft workplace challenge
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| Serena Software has laid out a roadmap founded on Web 2.0 representing the
| software industry's latest attempt to chip away at Microsoft's Office
| development base.
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http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/09/11/serena_vail_mashup/
Related:
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
Is Windows Live dying?
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| Over the last year, Microsoft's Windows Live service lineup has
| grown exponentially. At one point months ago, it seemed clear
| that every service Microsoft brought online would fall under the
| Live brand, but lately the trend seems to be moving slowly in
| the opposite direction. What's happening to Windows Live?
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2007/2/20/7154
Will Berkowitz keep Windows Live?
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| At the risk of moving this article over to the opinion blog, many
| of the problems Berkowitz faces were caused not by too much focus
| on technical wizardry, but by a lack of clear direction, both fo
| MSN and for Windows Live.
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http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2006/12/10/ny-times-will-berkowitz-keep-windows-live.aspx
Sources: Several Windows Live Projects Halted
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| Microsoft's Windows Live desktop search project has been
| shelved "indefinitely," although not much reasoning has been
| given as to the reason for its demise.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Sources_Several_Windows_Live_Projects_Halted/1163715423
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
Mozilla Ships Alpha Release of Firefox 3.0
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| "...Developers hope that it will be a major step toward making Web
| applications indistinguishable from programs that are installed on
| the desktop, Schroepfer said."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20061209/tc_pcworld/128128
Why I hate the new Windows Live Mail
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| Microsoft is currently in Beta on Windows Live Mail. Personally I think
| it is a steaming pile of garbage. The 'new and improved' email is
| nothing more than a fancier interface and more color options.
|
| [...]
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| If you have not upgraded from standard I suggest you DO NOT. This is
| a typical product from Microsoft even though it is in beta. I think
| it should still be in alpha testing personally because at times I cannot
| even access my email which is most annoying when there might be
| time-sensitive documents in it. If you depend on your hotmail account
| for important emails I suggest looking into another option, like Gmail
| or even Yahoo. There are ZERO improvements in this deal and there is
| absolutely no reason to even think about moving to it until they force
| everyone to and even then I would consider just forwarding all the email
| to another account.
|
| Where is the 'undo' button so I can go back to the old Hotmail?
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http://www.xomba.com/why_i_hate_the_new_windows_live_mail
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