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I've tried Office Live some time ago, and it was pretty ridiculous compared to Google Docs: it was incredibly hard to upload a file, the web app almost systemat

by wazoox 15y ago

I've tried Office Live some time ago, and it was pretty ridiculous compared to Google Docs: it was incredibly hard to upload a file, the web app almost systematically crashed on most files but the simplest ones; it often froze, and I had to start back from the login several times. I was of course using Firefox and Linux, it may be the culprit, I don't know. Overall a pretty poor experiment.

CrazedGeek 15y ago
I've used it recently on Chrome and Firefox (various platforms), and it seemed decently stable to me. I didn't try huge files on it or anything, though.
contextfree 15y ago
I've occasionally used the web apps for viewing and editing docs (especially OneNote) on Linux with Firefox. They are admittedly pretty slow and clunky, but work adequately for what I need and I don't think I've ever seen them freeze or crash. When you say Office Live, was this back when it was actually called that (the new incarnation is "Windows Live Office", though I don't blame you for not keeping track of Microsoft's constant baffling name changes)?
- wazoox 15y ago
  It was about 2 months ago I'd say. Well, maybe it was a bad day for the service....
shadowfox 15y ago
Interestingly enough, I had the opposite experience last year on the same platform (Firefox on Linux). I found that amongst Open Office, Google Docs and Office Live, the latter maintained the best fidelity towards the original ppt. (Not too surprising since they know the format) I was also able to do the presentation, streaming it from Office Live, without much trouble. Could be an isolated experience of course.
- faboo 15y ago
  It's not so much that they know the format... they are the format. Joel Spolsky (who used to work on Excel and now runs Fog Creek) talks about the issue here: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html

by wazoox 15y ago

CrazedGeek 15y ago

I've used it recently on Chrome and Firefox (various platforms), and it seemed decently stable to me. I didn't try huge files on it or anything, though.

contextfree 15y ago

I've occasionally used the web apps for viewing and editing docs (especially OneNote) on Linux with Firefox. They are admittedly pretty slow and clunky, but work adequately for what I need and I don't think I've ever seen them freeze or crash. When you say Office Live, was this back when it was actually called that (the new incarnation is "Windows Live Office", though I don't blame you for not keeping track of Microsoft's constant baffling name changes)?

wazoox 15y ago
It was about 2 months ago I'd say. Well, maybe it was a bad day for the service....

shadowfox 15y ago

Interestingly enough, I had the opposite experience last year on the same platform (Firefox on Linux). I found that amongst Open Office, Google Docs and Office Live, the latter maintained the best fidelity towards the original ppt. (Not too surprising since they know the format) I was also able to do the presentation, streaming it from Office Live, without much trouble. Could be an isolated experience of course.

faboo 15y ago
It's not so much that they know the format... they are the format. Joel Spolsky (who used to work on Excel and now runs Fog Creek) talks about the issue here: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html