> a simplified and streamlined web experience, reduced feature bloat, with online collaborative tools, and made available free or cheap could steal a lot of mar

> a simplified and streamlined web experience, reduced feature bloat, with online collaborative tools, and made available free or cheap could steal a lot of market share. Microsoft has this solution: https://skydrive.live.com https://skydrive.live.com SkyDrive and the associated Office "lite" apps are free and feature light versions of the Office suite products. For business there is the Office365 apps which are the logical progression. Also, the desktop versions of the Office apps integrate with these cloud based services. For larger companies, there are also options to run in a private cloud and/or behind the firewall.