Microsoft Announces Web-Based Office365 210
suraj.sun writes "Aiming to bolster its hosted software for businesses, Microsoft announced today that it is adding Web-based versions of Office to its collection of hosted software for business, Office365. It will also offer traditional Office as a subscription-based service. Microsoft is pricing the service as low as $6 per user per month, though that version includes only the Web-based versions of Office."
Re:Office 365 fits between Office 97 & Office (Score:3, Funny)
No, it just means that it doesn't work on leap years.
Strange Name (Score:4, Funny)
Office 364 ... if it crashes in a day. (Score:2, Funny)
Well, it is really a bad name per my understanding.
To keep up with the trend, they should try "iOffice", "FaceOffice",
Office386 ! (Score:5, Funny)
I misread the title as "Office386", and was thinking, "Boy, Microsoft really is falling behind the curve".
Re:Its website (Score:5, Funny)
https://docs.google.com/ [google.com]
We're doomed (Score:1, Funny)
With even a few thousand people running this, I predict it will suck up more bandwidth than P2P ever did, and it will blue screen the 'net at least a few times per day.
Bill Gates quote (Score:3, Funny)
Gates: "365 days a year otta be enough for anybody."
Re:Office 365 fits between Office 97 & Office (Score:3, Funny)
No, it just means that it doesn't work on leap years.
Sort of like the PS3?
Re:"Best with IE" or not? (Score:5, Funny)
If you run it on anything other than IE, it will take 365 days to load. Hence, the name.
Imagine the board decision meeting (Score:4, Funny)
Seattle moderator: Right, we wanna shov... sell our Office sofware [sic.] to the wider public and we need a name. You John?
John: Well, how's about we name it Office %VERSION%++
SM: Very good indeed, John... You Mark?
Mark: It's for the people
(Several hours pass)
SM: (Yelling) Oh for god's sake, we can't name everything 360, can we!
Some nobody: (Very meek voice) 365 maybe? For the year, you know? OK, I'll get my coat.
(Several more hours pass)
SM: (Desperate) OK, 365 it is.
Another nobody: (Very softly) And what about leap years?.
Leap Year Fail (Score:4, Funny)
They're going to be so screwed when the service goes down for an entire day every four years. Ah, but then they'll introduce Office365+.
1.2 GB active x control (Score:4, Funny)
All you need to do is install this 1.2 GB active x control. Or you can opt for the 1.6 GB active x professional version that includes "web bob" and "clippy".
Re:What if I lose internet access? (Score:3, Funny)
There are a few types of programs I would expect to lose functionality when I lose internet access. MMO games, an internet browser, email.
There are some I would expect to always be functional regardless of internet connection. Media players, single-player games, and office suites are some examples.
You must be part of my generation of older computer users who still remember what it's like to not have always-on, high-speed broadband access streaming everywhere.
I guess my point here is there's no point in worrying about the "what-ifs" when you lose internet access, because for todays generation of internet addicts who are tethered online with no less than three devices within 17.5 meters of their body at all times, the answer to your question is very simple; nothing will get done. At all. It'll be mass hysteria in the office when users realize they're disconnected from Facebook and Twitter for more than 34 seconds.
Re:Tell you what (Score:1, Funny)
Nothing available with Linux rivals the functionality of Exchange.
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