Microsoft Office heads to the Web

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

Office apps in a variety of browsers

Office apps in a variety of browsers
Microsoft says its Office Web apps will run on several browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari. The current Office Live services runs on Internet Explorer and Firefox, although some features do not work in Firefox because they rely on ActiveX controls. It's unclear whether that will also be true of Office Web.
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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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