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They're cannibalizing their biggest cash cow just to compete. They must be terrified.
by thunk 16y ago
They're cannibalizing their biggest cash cow just to compete. They must be terrified.
- arethuza 16y agoNot really - I expect this will simply replace Works. I would expect that the really big cash cow is large organizations buying a complete set of client licenses (for Windows, Office, SharePoint) through Enterprise Agreements.
- endtime 16y agoI'm not sure I agree about the cannibalization. I see the web apps as more of a value-add than a full replacement for Office. I probably wouldn't want to use the Word web app to create an entire document (unless I had no choice), but it's super handy for making edits/fixes from a machine without Office.
- thunk 16y agoI guess I don't see why MS would do this at all if they didn't see it as an eventual Office replacement. Acclimating users to web-based Office apps tangentially benefits Google by validating its approach. So restricting web Office to lightweight auxiliary functionality for the native Office mothership seems like a loss for MS. I think they're going all in.
- endtime 16y agoI think it's a matter of retaining mindshare vs. Google Docs. The Office web apps are seen as complementing (and complemented by) Office.
- clark-kent 16y agoI think you need Word installed on your computer to use this. And it probably requires I.E.
- shrikant 16y agoWorks reasonably well on Firefox 3.6.3 + Windows 7 Professional.
- ErrantX 16y agoUnless I am missing features; it works fine for me on Chrome under Linux (that's about as far away from your proposed requirements as you can get :))
- mkuhn 16y agoIt is almost ironic that you spread FUD[1] to discredit a Microsoft Product. Your statement is plain and simple wrong. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt
- clark-kent 16y agoIts not out of fear its just that Microsoft Docs with Facebook required Office installed when I tried it. MS Adcenter(https://adcenter.microsoft.com https://adcenter.microsoft.com) still requires requires Windows. Try adcenter from linux you get a non-supported pop-up. Its good news if they support all browsers with this product.