It has been announced by Microsoft on October 28 at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, that they are planning one of their most popular applications, Microsoft Office Suite to be delivered through Web Browsers. They are going to allow users to create, edit and customize office documents through a Web Browser, by implementing lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Microsoft made it clear that the Web Version of the software, will not be anything different from it's desktop version.
Users will still have a consistent office experience whether they are using desktop or web version of the software. The increasing demand of using same documents on both desktop and mobile devices, led the company to make office applications available through web browser. The company made it clear that Office Web will work on all major web browsers, e.g. Internet Explorer,Safari & Firefox and will utilize HTML, Ajax and Microsoft Silverlight. Regular consumers can access Office Web Applications through office Live. Office Web Apps will be available to business users through a hosted subscription service and volume licensing agreements.
The applications will be available at the end of this year, once Microsoft will be releasing their new version of Office, which is known as Office 14. They also mentioned that some versions of Office Web will be available free to consumers by making them supported by advertisements. Provided the continued develeopment of Office applications, from Google, Adobe, one could have sensed this coming from Microsoft.
Microsoft realised that if they are going to stay competitive and keep Google and their web version of Office Applications at Bay, then they need to start this transition to Web Platform very soon.
Users will still have a consistent office experience whether they are using desktop or web version of the software. The increasing demand of using same documents on both desktop and mobile devices, led the company to make office applications available through web browser. The company made it clear that Office Web will work on all major web browsers, e.g. Internet Explorer,Safari & Firefox and will utilize HTML, Ajax and Microsoft Silverlight. Regular consumers can access Office Web Applications through office Live. Office Web Apps will be available to business users through a hosted subscription service and volume licensing agreements.
The applications will be available at the end of this year, once Microsoft will be releasing their new version of Office, which is known as Office 14. They also mentioned that some versions of Office Web will be available free to consumers by making them supported by advertisements. Provided the continued develeopment of Office applications, from Google, Adobe, one could have sensed this coming from Microsoft.
Microsoft realised that if they are going to stay competitive and keep Google and their web version of Office Applications at Bay, then they need to start this transition to Web Platform very soon.
3 comments:
If the Microsoft launches this light version suite it will be helpful for lot of employees to do their work and customize their work online.Reduces the load of work.
I sense this has got a component of Blue ocean strategy. Microsoft is extending its service . Its pure business strategy. What do you say ?
So far, I don't really feel the online version of Google "office" is easy to use, especially when writing big doc.
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