Comments on: Rumors abound that Microsoft is launching an online version of Office http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/09/rumors-abound-that-microsoft-is-launching-an-online-version-of-office/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hugh http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/09/rumors-abound-that-microsoft-is-launching-an-online-version-of-office/comment-page-1/#comment-194878 Hugh Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:56:03 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=17893#comment-194878 "There is one thing Microsoft still needs to remember in this latest move: Google Docs will still be free to consumers" I'm sure that Microsoft's management remembers that all too well, along with the fact that Linux is still free, and OpenOffice is still free, and any number of other open source applications are still free (isn't Firefox going gangbusters!). Never mind, perhaps Microsoft can draw on their experience as an abusive monopoly and work out how to squeeze money out of their victims by means of software patents. “There is one thing Microsoft still needs to remember in this latest move: Google Docs will still be free to consumers”

I’m sure that Microsoft’s management remembers that all too well, along with the fact that Linux is still free, and OpenOffice is still free, and any number of other open source applications are still free (isn’t Firefox going gangbusters!).

Never mind, perhaps Microsoft can draw on their experience as an abusive monopoly and work out how to squeeze money out of their victims by means of software patents.

]]> By: BeBob Esq. http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/09/rumors-abound-that-microsoft-is-launching-an-online-version-of-office/comment-page-1/#comment-194866 BeBob Esq. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:44:56 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=17893#comment-194866 Online software has so far been a complete flop. It takes only one bad disruption and the users take their documents offline. The battle for dekstop office suites is going to be a long and hard one. People want to access their documents as quick as possible without disruption. Online software is not going to give them that reliability. I would also like to mention some other free alternative desktop office software that I found in the wild. You should also try SSuite Office for a free office suite. They have a whole range of office suites that are free for download. Their software also don't need to run on Java or .NET, so it makes the software very small and efficient. You can try these links for more information: http://www.ssuitesoft.com/index.htm or http://ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm Online software has so far been a complete flop. It takes only one bad disruption and the users take their documents offline. The battle for dekstop office suites is going to be a long and hard one.

People want to access their documents as quick as possible without disruption. Online software is not going to give them that reliability.

I would also like to mention some other free alternative desktop office software that I found in the wild.

You should also try SSuite Office for a free office suite. They have a whole range of office suites that are free for download.

Their software also don’t need to run on Java or .NET, so it makes the software very small and efficient.

You can try these links for more information:

http://www.ssuitesoft.com/index.htm
or
http://ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm

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