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Why Microsoft Office Web Is Good for Its Competitors This content requires a paid GigaOM Pro subscription

The early takes on Microsoft Office 2010 on the desktop look good. The Fluent interface is getting some nice refinements and Microsoft is punching up PowerPoint by nodding to some of the features available in Apple’s Keynote. On the desktop, Office looks like a nice upgrade (though whether the refinements will be enough to justify the as-yet-unpublished upgrade costs is another matter). But the reality is web apps are where the action is, and despite the hype, Microsoft's web strategy is likely to disappoint — unless you're an online productivity suite competitor. […]

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  1. Richard Hall
    2009/07/27 at 09:04
    Controlling (versioning and access to) central, approved spreadsheets and databases finally solves the paradox of productivity tools generating a plethora of instances of business models and data where no-one is sure if they have access to the latest/best/approved.