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Office Tools On The Web

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the productivity-on-the-internets dept.

ReadWriteWeb writes "What will be the primary elements of an Office Suite for the Web be? Who among the big or small companies is currently providing the best examples? ZDNet's Richard MacManus reviews the contenders for collaborative Web Office tools. Some of these products may well be acquisition targets this year for Microsoft and Google, as it is anticipated that both companies will release fully functional Web Office Suites sometime in the next few years."

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  1. This is obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsofts product will be bloated, proprietary, and prone to crashes for years.

    Googles product will be minimalist, open, and in beta for years.

  2. Re:Am I behind? by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
    > Because I haven't heard of any of these things. Seems like if you want to contend with MS Office, you're going to need to get more notariety.

    It looks like you are trying to contend with MS Office. Would you like some notoriety?

    • Sell your company to Microsoft?
    • Sell your company to Google?
    • Throw a chair?
    • Email a copy of hello.jpg to a venture capital firm, and don't show me this tip again.
  3. What will be the primary elements by wardk · · Score: 3, Funny

    What will be the primary elements of an Office Suite for the Web be?

    <hand up>I know I know I know...call me!!! </hand up>

    how about Word processing, spreadsheet and presentation?

    duh

  4. Re:Oh Please! by generic-man · · Score: 4, Funny

    Web 2.0 business plan

    1. Rewrite native application in JavaScript
    2. ???
    3. Profit!
    --
    For more information, click here.