At the risk of seeming Google-centric, I have to point out that it's even possible to manage basic documents and spreadsheets online -- once proprietary to bloated Microsoft Office products -- for free with Google Docs.
Data is stored in a Microsoft Office-compatible spreadsheet, and is exportable in batches or in five-minute data snapshots.
Tweaking Microsoft, Schmidt has moved to snap up online companies that can offer desktop-style applications for free, posing at least a token threat to Microsoft's money-spewing Office suite.
The Nokia Lumia 610 is also a great smartphone for students who will appreciate the built-in Microsoft Office app.
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Mr Ozzie argues there is no demand for a fully featured web-based version, (though, it has to be said, the old desktop-bound Office is one of Microsoft's biggest money-makers and one of the main reasons for people to use Windows).
Having Microsoft Office Mobile built-in means using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote from your phone to create, edit and view documents.
As for office management software, Microsoft Office Small Business--with its suite of tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook--is still the standard.
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Until now, we've known almost all there is to know about Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365: we got hands-on with the new features last summer, and the company has even confirmed pricing.
For example, suppose you have received an e-mail attachment in Microsoft Office 365 mailbox.
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Pixel certainly suffers from the former, but since it essentially runs one app -- the Chrome browser -- there hasn't been the need for developers to either create a Windows 8-style version of their apps or to try to make their traditional desktop apps more touch-friendly as Microsoft has with Office.
Under the cloud-computing model, Microsoft would store Office programs on its own servers and deliver them to customers online.
Pre-installed (TX300CA-C4021HS) the "Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013" the latest work of every day will be more comfortable in collaboration cloud "Touch mode new".
Much like Microsoft Word had a model for GUI-based word processing in MacWrite, touch-optimized office suites have been developed by or snapped up by Microsoft's competitors, including Apple ( iWork), Google ( QuickOffice) and RIM ( Docs To Go).
Microsoft updated its Office package to support touch-screen features and emphasize online file storage.
You see the trend among employees opting to use Google e-mail and documents instead of Microsoft Office.
Microsoft recently launched Office 365, a web-based productivity software product, to mark an entry into the fast-growing cloud-computing space.
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The company had near-historic Office renewal rates, Microsoft investor relations exec Bill Koefoed said in a brief interview this afternoon.
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Nokia has been turning around slowly after its gutsy decision to abandon its in-house smartphone platform and support Microsoft Office Phone operating system.
Although this is more cost effective for its customers, cloud-based Office software will cost Microsoft more when compared to supplying software that is installed on the computers and servers of customers.
"Sometimes I feel like my job is Captain Obvious, " says danah boyd, sitting cross-legged and shoeless in a neon-green chair at Microsoft Research's office overlooking a frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Mass.
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The machines also come with a test-drive version of Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) Office and Intuit 's (nasdaq: INTU - news - people ) Quicken.
Windows Phone 7 could be the next multi-billion dollar business for Microsoft after Windows and Office.
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But not anymore, because this week Microsoft announced Office 365 Home Premium, a cloud-based rental version of their dominant Office suite.
And Microsoft has updated its Office Web Apps, stripped-down programs that offer free editing, via a Web browser, of files stored online.
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Microsoft undoubtedly evaluated creating a Metro-style version of Office for Windows 8 just as it has created a Metro-style version of Internet Explorer.
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The cloud-based app, which delivers full Microsoft Office capabilities and Adobe Reader, along with Dropbox, Box and Google Drive integration, transforms the iPad and Android tablets into a one-stop-shop for mobile productivity, capable of creating, editing, saving and sharing Office and Adobe documents while on the go.
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