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I think the traditional "desktop Office" is going away completely, even on Windows. They're building a new Fluent UI for React Native library and it's designed
by jug 6y ago
I think the traditional "desktop Office" is going away completely, even on Windows.
They're building a new Fluent UI for React Native library and it's designed to work across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android. Microsoft Design has blogged [1] about it being the future for the Microsoft 365 initiative (of which Office 365 is a subset).
They've also sunset the "Online" branding for Office Online. It's now simply "Office". [2]
I think they're intentionally blurring the lines here to eventually have everything converge. And save many, many development hours while at it. I wouldn't be surprised if the "Windows Office" will become something hosted in their new WebView2 control (Chromium-based Edge renderer).
[1] https://medium.com/microsoft-design/how-fluent-ui-unlocks-the-next-generation-of-microsoft-365-experiences-8b24809faf06 https://medium.com/microsoft-design/how-fluent-ui-unlocks-th...
[2] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-apps-blog/why-office-online-is-now-simply-office/ba-p/760207 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-apps-blog/why-...
- unnouinceput 6y agoIt will never go away. Unless vendors will create a CPU that runs natively web, you'll always have "desktop Office". It's just that performance cannot be matched by web apps.