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Microsoft Office heads to the Web

The next version of the flagship office productivity suite will feature a lightweight version in the cloud

Lightweight Office via the cloud

Lightweight Office via the cloud

When the next version of Office ships, Microsoft plans on making a cloud-based version available for what it calls "lightweight" editing, such as to edit spreadsheets. These apps will have a subset of the desktop Office functionality.

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Lightweight Office via the cloud
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An extension to Office Live
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A complement to desktop Office
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Office apps in a variety of browsers
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Following in Google's footsteps

October 28, 2008

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Microsoft Office heads to the Web

The next version of the flagship office productivity suite will feature a lightweight version in the cloud

Lightweight Office via the cloud

Lightweight Office via the cloud

An extension to Office Live

A complement to desktop Office

Office apps in a variety of browsers

Following in Google's footsteps

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