AjaxWrite to "Compete" with MS Word

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday March 23, 2006 @09:00AM from the crashed-my-browser dept.

prostoalex writes "Michael Robertson (of MP3.com, Linspire, SIPPhone, GizmoProject and MP3Tunes.com fame) is launching a Web-only competitor to Microsoft Office by creating a suite of applications replicating Microsoft Office look and feel. From the posting: "But ajaxWrite is just the start. We have a library of applications we have been working on to replace most of the standard PC software titles. Every week we will launch a new sophisticated program on Wednesday at 12:00 PST on ajaxlaunch.com. These programs will push the boundaries of what people believe is possible today with web-delivered software. These programs look and operate much like their traditional software cousins, but are cross-platform, loaded dynamically, and are available to users at no charge. I'm convinced if you try a few of these products you will understand how the software business will fundamentally change." ajaxWrite is the first launched product."

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Re:It didn't work for me by HavokDevNull · 2006-03-23 09:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I think you meant "a necessary security measure?"

Could not help myself this is /. ya know.

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Wow, every week?? by moochfish · 2006-03-23 09:21 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Every week we will launch a new sophisticated program on Wednesday at 12:00 PST

Wow. I wonder how many other applications have been under development and for how many months? Most other companies doing similar things so far have had enough trouble maintaining ONE AJAX application and polishing it. How do they intend to launch several and make them all great? Sounds a tiny bit overzealous to me.