Aug 3, 2012 | Facebook, Google, mail, Microsoft, OneDrive, Outlook, web_services
When Microsoft realized that it was on the verge of missing the implications of the Internet, it famously turned the company around in the mid-90s, building web access into all of its products and working out the implications of online access more thoroughly than...
Jul 20, 2012 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, software, web_services, Windows7, Windows8
When Microsoft Office 2013 is released early next year, it will cap off an exhilarating period in which Microsoft is showing an unexpected willingness to reinvent its entire product lineup to address new tech realities. It takes time to understand just how thoroughly...
Jul 3, 2012 | Microsoft, Office, OneDrive, Surface, Windows8
Microsoft announced today that almost everyone will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 for $39.99 for the first few months after it is released. That is far less than Microsoft has ever charged in the past for a Windows upgrade. It’s an uncharacteristically aggressive...
May 18, 2012 | Microsoft, Office, OneDrive, web_services
Previously: The Future Of Microsoft Office On Tablets And Online The Future Of Microsoft Online With Office Web Apps Microsoft Office Web Apps can be used to view and edit Office files online in a web browser. You can create new Word, Excel and Powerpoint files online...
May 16, 2012 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, web_services
Previously: The Future Of Microsoft Office On Tablets And Online OFFICE WEB APPS Two years ago Microsoft introduced Office Web Apps, online versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote that can be used entirely inside a web browser. If you set up Skydrive on your...
May 14, 2012 | iPad, Office, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, tablet, Windows8
Microsoft Office has an overwhelming global presence in businesses large and small. Estimates range from “81% of companies” to “holding steady at 94 percent for years”. Google Docs is making inroads but currently controls less than 10% of the market for office...