Microsoft have this week announced that they will be releasing a version of Microsoft Office which is entirely web based. The new edition is not designed to compete with their desktop based Office products, but rather to complement it, and allow you to get to your documents and information anywhere in the world.
From early news, it looks like their web based Office offering will be available in straight HTML/AJAX, and also a version that runs under Silverlight for an even richer client interface. This product line has been designed to work in with their upcoming Office 14 desktop software, where they will be showcasing some truly impressive real time collaboration tools. This is not your daddy’s Office suite!
Eran Kampf over at CloudAve has a post which goes into a bit more detail, and asks a few questions about Microsoft’s revenue plans around this new offering.
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