Microsoft is planning an online Office service, called Office Live , which could — and probably will — replace the software version of MS Office in the next few years. The big kicker is that the company might be planning an ad-supported version of the service, based on MS Works, which will enable those so inclined to do most of their work in the browser or in a very thin client on the desktop. This could come free with every Windows installation, making it a strong competitor to Google’s Docs suite.
Presumably this dumbed-down Office would focus on very simple tasks and not have most of the features found in most other expensive office suites like Zoho.com, OpenOffice, emacs, and vim.
Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
San Diego, CA
Menlo Park, CA
San Francisco, CA
Berlin, Germany
