Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps finally came in to limited beta testing last week – something we call community tech preview (personally I think we should rename to something like sneak peeks). Reviews so far have been good and hopefully take away some of the criticism that it’s been too long coming to market – I think it’s been worth the wait given what the Office team has delivered. It’s much more than a simple HTML editing version of the desktop apps.

As TechCrunch said “There’s no doubt that the web-based apps are impressive. And the ability to seamlessly switch between the desktop and web versions is key, and one that Google currently can’t compete with. But one of the important innovations that Microsoft has made in this consumer-facing version is the sharing and collaborative features, which are certainly the future of any professional applications suite.”

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