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Office for the Web: Microsoft launches web-based Word, Excel and Powerpoint


Microsoft took their time, but the web is abuzz with news that Office is going to be available as a fully web-based service.  According to ReadWriteWeb:

These will be “lightweight versions”, but Microsoft told us yesterday that they’ll still have rich functionality and will be comparable to Google’s suite of online office applications. The apps will enable users to create, edit and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents through the browser. The apps will work in IE, Firefox and Safari browsers (no word on whether Google Chrome will be supported).  Microsoft clarified in an email that these apps will use HTML and AJAX, but also Silverlight components.

The next release of Microsoft Office will include browser-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

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Jim Williams is an ex-journalist and professional PR. He is interested in Web 2.0, the latest marketing trends, web services, SaaS and SOA. He currently works with The Web Service (who let you do cool stuff like build web services around your own data) - though the views expressed here are entirely his own.