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Microsoft fights back against Google |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 6:19 am |
| Tags: goog, google, google apps, googleapps, microsoft, microsoft office online, microsoftofficeonline, msft |
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Filed under: Products and services, Internet, Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT)Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is going to add to its Office applications on the online-front in the next "year or so," according to a recent Financial Times article. This move is clearly in response to Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) continued attack on Microsoft and its various product segments, in this case Google Apps.Microsoft's probable first move in the online front is to allow spreadsheets and documents to be published on the internet privately so they could easily be worked on by groups of people -- a move clearly following Google's lead. Ultimately, Microsoft would like to begin offering full versions of Office online, but this is three or more years away according to the article.It's very unclear if this move will have a significant impact on Microsoft or Google's financials, but one thing is clear: consumers stands to win from the heavy competition, as they would in any sector. In this [ Full article ] |
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