>> But what the online apps do well, MS Office doesn't do at all. Yes, but: 1) This will probably change next year with Office 10 2) It can be partially suppla

>> But what the online apps do well, MS Office doesn't do at all. Yes, but: 1) This will probably change next year with Office 10 2) It can be partially supplant with online sharing services. For example, I use Office 2000 (still a good product) with Live Mesh, so I can access my files from different locations. I think the collaboration could be achieved this way as well.