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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said it will offer a Web-based version of its Officeoperating system for free as the software giant looks to battle free Web-basedsoftware from Google Inc. (GOOG) and increased competition from open-sourceproducts.
Google recently announced it would turn its Chrome Internet browser into anoperating system, which co-founder Larry Page said was kind of an anti-operatingsystem - basically indistinguishable from a browser. The company said netbooksloaded with Chrome will boot up almost instantaneously and will store data onthe Internet instead of a hard drive.
Related stories from top sites:
Microsoft Seen Posting Sharp Profit Decline For Fiscal 4Q
Jul 13th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is expected to post declines in profit and sales for its fiscal fourth-quarter next Thursday, as the software giant contends with flagging sales of personal computers bundled with its technology.
With Office 2010, Microsoft Prepares For Another Round Against Google
Jul 13th, 2009 - ChannnelWeb
Earlier this week, Microsoft released a "technical preview" of the next-generation Office Suite, Office 2010. While the software giant specifically pointed out that the suite's feature set will most likely grow before launch...
Office 2010 test opens; free Web versions later
Jul 13th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
AP Technology Writer= SEATTLE (AP) â?" Microsoft Corp. is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at its Office 2010 software, but it's keeping...
Microsoft Office users attacked by cybercriminals
Jul 13th, 2009 - Reuters
BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp warned that cybercriminals have attacked users of its Office software for Windows PCs, exploiting a programing flaw that the software giant has yet to repair.
Microsoft To Offer Office Software On Web
Jul 13th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Monday it would offer a free, Web-based version of its Office tools, the company's most significant acknowledgment...




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