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    Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Will Be Free; Testing Starts Today
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    Image of orthorim orthorim
    07/13/09

    In reply to Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Will Be Free; Testing Starts Today
    Microsoft + Free = Head for the exits!
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    07/13/09

    @orthorim: Haha, my initial reaction also.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    07/13/09

    In reply to Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Will Be Free; Testing Starts Today
    I find Google Apps somewhat disappointing. Here's hoping continued penis envy between Google and Microsoft will result in better online services!
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    07/13/09

    In reply to Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Will Be Free; Testing Starts Today
    So if the online suite is free, why would people buy the software to install on their computers? With options like google docs and openoffice there's really no reason to use Office anymore. I do still use it however just because it came preinstalled.
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    Image of piratelax40 piratelax40
    07/13/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: I wouldn't be surprised if they're online tools were at least slightly nerfed...a la google docs....and as for openoffice...while technically it is similarly powerful, until the UI is updated to look flashier as well, many mainstream people will judge that book by its cover and believe it to be a weaker alternative.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    07/13/09

    @piratelax40: Absolutely. They need to do something to keep the revenue stream going. However, the big money comes in from corporate licensing; which aren't likely to use a service like this.
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    07/13/09

    @piratelax40: Yeah that's very true, and it's one of those things most people don't even know about anyway.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    07/13/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: There's still a big difference between the immediacy and flexibility of Office vs. Google Apps. Desktop computing feels crisp compared to the gooeyness of the cloud. Sure, you can get work done, and improvements in bandwidth will level the playing field, but if I need to jot down a quick thought or ruminate about medieval cheese making for 300 pages, I'll always reach for the desktop. Word on the desktop is transparent and sturdy. Google docs gives me flashbacks of crab fishing in the Bering Sea.
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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    07/13/09

    In reply to Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Will Be Free; Testing Starts Today
    Google Docs keeps breaking the formatting on my resume, hopefully Office Web doesn't do the same?
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    07/13/09

    @tok3ninja; is the best non-star commenter: Google docs actually refused to upload my resume until I copy-pasted its contents into a new file. Even then, I had to go and fix the indentations.
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