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Office 2010 introduced, now with web applications
by Brad Linder Jul 13th 2009
Update: It looks like the Microsoft Office 2010 technical preview page is now live, and Microsoft will start rolling the preview out to a limited set of beta testers.
So here's what we know:
Web apps
For the first time, Office will include online versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. What's more, they're free. Sure, these web apps won't offer all the bells and whistles that you get with the full desktop versions, but Microsoft finally has an answer to Google Docs, Zoho Docs, and other online office suites. The company's previous strategy had essentially to give desktop Office users some online storage and collaboration tools. But nothing fights free like free.
The web apps work with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.
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