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I'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
by endtime 16y ago
I'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.