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Microsoft Office Embraces The Browser (Thank You Google)
techcrunch.com - 10/28/2008
Microsoft Office Embraces The Browser (Thank You Google)
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Microsoft made a major announcement today - they will be offering “lightweight” versions of Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote - through the browser. Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari will be supported. Users will be able to read and edit documents from ...
Microsoft to Extend Office to the Browser: Q&A: Microsoft Senior Vice President Chris Capossela discusses how extending Office applications to the browser will increase choice and flexibility for customers.
microsoft.com - 10/28/2008
Microsoft to Extend Office to the Browser: Q&A: Microsoft Senior Vice President Chris ...
— microsoft.com — Q&A: Microsoft Senior Vice President Chris Capossela discusses how extending Office applications to the browser will increase... choice and flexibility for customers. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28, 2008 — As part of a strategic companywide shift toward embracing ... (more) Microsoft to Extend Office to the Browser: Q&A: ...

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Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
readwriteweb.com - 10/28/2008
Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
— readwriteweb.com — Microsoft announced this morning at its PDC conference that the next release of Microsoft Office will include... browser-based versions of some of its main office software products - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. These will be "lightweight ... (more) Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)

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Office Online Home Page - Microsoft Office Online
office.microsoft.com - 10/28/2008
Office Online Home Page - Microsoft Office Online
— office.microsoft.com — Click here to switch to other Office Online sites worldwide United States ( change ) | All... Microsoft Sites Microsoft Office Online Sign in to My Office Online ( What's this? ) | Sign in Home Products Help and How-to Downloads Clip Art Templates ... (more) Office Online Home Page - Microsoft Office Online

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Windows in the Cloud
Know It All — ... . Arrington: "For most users this will be more than enough to make the expensive, downloaded version irrelevant. Power users who need advanced features will still buy Office, but that's a tiny percentage of the overall market." Mary Jo ...

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Tech Observer — ... Microsoft finally announces versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote that can be used through an internet browser. [TechCrunch] ...

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Next version of Office heads to the browser — CNET News.com 10/28/2008
Microsoft has decided to offer both businesses and consumers the option of running Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from within a Web browser.
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Microsoft plans to introduce online versions of its most popular desktop applications.
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