Re: Microsoft Still Lagging Behind in Web-based Office Suites

["Phil Da Lick!" <phil_the_lick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

bbgruff wrote:
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > On Sep 5, 4:35 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > Office Live, you're no Google Docs
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> > > | Offlice Live does have its own text editor, but it's rather weak and
> > > | doesn't have Google Docs' killer feature: simultaneous editing. If
> > > | someone edits a document you've got open and you then try to save it, you
> > > | get a conflict error and have to decide whose edits you want to kill.
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> > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10032096-2.html?tag=newsFeaturedB...
> > Well Microsoft cannot have any enthusiasm about developing Web apps.
> > If they do, they undercut Office; if they don't, Google will outdo
> > them.  Given their attitude, Google will outdo them anyway.  Too bad.
> But I thought that MS was *very* enthusiastic about "Web apps".
> Isn't that similar to SaaS?
> - or have I got that all wrong?
They're enthusiastic about "pay as you go" web apps but they can't get 
that going yet, especially if google's offering is free.