Hello Vikasji, I'm just curious about google's web-based word-processing programs mentioned in this article. Do you have any information? how to access them and how handy they are?
Regards, Viraj. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 7:22 PM Subject: [AI] Microsoft may offer web programs > Microsoft may offer web programs > > Sep 22, 2006 > > Microsoft is planning free-web based versions of its word processing and spreadsheet programs. > > The online versions of the programs will lack many of the features found in the full versions found in Microsoft's Office suite of applications. > > Although the programs will be free to use, Microsoft is planning to fund them via advertising. > > The move is seen as a rebuff to Google and others which already offer free versions of these types of programs. > > The free programs are likely to be based on Microsoft's Works software suite that is often installed on low-cost home PCs. > > No date has been set for when the free programs will show up on the net but the software giant told the Reuters news agency that it was "considering" new > distribution and payment models for its software. > > Like many others Microsoft has already started experimenting with web-based services. Windows Live lets people create a personal page that brings together > many of the things they do online such as read news feeds, blogs and deal with e-mail. > > There is also a beta version of a WYSIWYG writing tool for writing blog posts. > > Microsoft's Office suite dominates the business market but the software giant has had more competition of late as rivals produce and release free versions > of programs that do the same job as those in the package. > > For instance the Open Office project offers free versions of programs that are very similar to those found in Microsoft Office. > > In addition, Google now owns the Writely online word processor and earlier this year started offering an online spreadsheet. > > Many other smaller hi-tech firms run web-based versions of the applications people use in business or on their home PC. > > Microsoft's Office suite is hugely successful for the company and currently about 25% of the company's revenue is generated by sales of it. A new version > of Office is due in 2007. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5370144.stm > > Vikas Kapoor, > MSN ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype ID: dl_vikas > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
