The web productivity / collaboration / workspace / office (call it what you may) market never fails to confound me. It is perplexing to try and make out who is collaborating with who, and with what product.
Anyway, first things first.
The web productivity / collaboration / workspace / office (call it what you may) market never fails to confound me. It is perplexing to try and make out who is collaborating with who, and with what product.
Anyway, first things first.
August proved to be a busy month, as Google Apps continues to churn out bountiful new enhancements and features. The rate of innovation at Google just keeps on speeding up, as it decisively proves the benefits of software-as-a-service to businesses. Microsoft, with Office Web Apps, seems to drag in contrast, its enterprise legacy seemingly in tow.
Today, Microsoft made Office Web Apps available for everybody to check out, use, collaborate or do whatever they want with it. This closely follows Microsoft's May 12 launch of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.
Users just need to access their live.com account, and will find options that allow them to start creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations.