Why Google Cloud Connect is a Trojan Horse attacking Microsoft Office
Google hasn't made much headway in its attempt to get people to switch from Microsoft Office to Google Docs, but its new free tool, Google Cloud Connect, could prove to be a Trojan Horse to get people...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Google take off the gloves in their war over the cloud
Microsoft and Google, never the best of friends, are starting to get nasty in their fight over whether enterprises should use Microsoft Exchange and Office, or move to Google Apps. Microsoft this week...
View ArticleDay 11: Weighing LibreOffice as a Microsoft Office alternative
30 Days With Ubuntu Linux: Day 11, in which I compare LibreOffice to Microsoft Office and Google Docs.
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HTML5: Strategic Trojan horse for MS Office
It looks more and more like Microsoft is playing a clever game with its support for HTML5 and other Web standards. And when I say "clever," some might say "anti-competitive." We've been here before,...
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Good news for Microsoft; beats the street again
'Stodgy old' Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced its first-quarter earnings, and it's making more money than analysts expected. Again. In Q1, revenue up 7%, net income up 6%, and EPS up 10%. In IT...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office for iPad ahoy, say rumors
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is said to be porting its Office suite to iOS, to run on Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if the world's gone mad. Not to mention: Mall Santa Musical...
View ArticleFive things Microsoft should do in Office 15
Microsoft today announced that the Technical Preview for Office 15 for all of its Office products and servers is available for a group of select testers, and is giving no hint as to what's in it. I'm...
View ArticleWOA: Windows 8 on ARM bundles Office 15
Windows 8 is coming, and now we know that Windows on ARM (WOA) will include four Office 15 apps. In Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) latest spot of kimono-opening, we gain surprising new insights into the new...
View ArticleOnLive is 'pirating' Windows 7 for iPad cloud desktop
Bad news for cloud desktop provider OnLive. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) says the iPad-and-Android service isn't compliant with the Windows or Office license agreement. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder why...
View ArticleWhy Office for iPad is inevitable
New reports have surfaced that Microsoft is developing Office apps for iOS and Android. If true, it's a very smart move by Microsoft.
View ArticleMore evidence Microsoft will launch Office for the iPad
The rumors have been flying that Microsoft will launch Office for the iPad and iOS -- and new evidence makes it appear they're true. If so, it would be good for Microsoft's future.
View ArticleIs Steve Ballmer putting the kibosh on Microsoft Office for the iPad?
There have been plenty of long-standing rumors that Microsoft will be releasing a version of Office for the iPad. But Steve Ballmer recently hinted to Bloomberg that Microsoft might not release one at...
View ArticleApple's Jony Ive's cooking up new iLife, iWork user interfaces in Cupertino's...
Yesterday we looked at Lynx, Apple's in-development next iteration of OS X. Today we learn the company is making efforts to re-imagine how its user interfaces should work across the iLife and iWork...
View ArticleMicrosoft will lose $2.5 billion a year if it doesn't launch Office for the...
Microsoft will forgo serious revenue if it doesn't launch a full-blown version of Office for the iPad -- an estimated $2.5 billion a year, according to a Morgan Stanley analyst. Even though the math...
View ArticleOffice 365 confuses and bemuses
Microsoft's Office 365 launch has people scratching their heads. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to enjoy confusing the world by adding more and more 'differentiated' options for its Office 365 suite....
View ArticleGoogle's Quickoffice upgrade: A dagger aimed at Office for iOS and Android
Some analysts say that Microsoft could reap more than $1 billion a year if it sells versions of Office for iOS and Android. But Google's release of Quickoffice for iOS and Android will make sure that...
View ArticleThe days of Microsoft's dominance are over, killed by mobile, says Gartner
The growth of mobile devices and shrinking PC sales will end Microsoft's dominance, and by 2017, Microsoft hardware will lag Android device sales by nearly 900 million units annually, and barely...
View ArticleGartner: Microsoft is dead, Windows has expired, Office has ceased to be
It is an ex-monopoly. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is on its last legs. At least according to those happy harbingers of doom, Gartner. The research-cum-analysis firm says...
View ArticleOffice for iOS, Android not here until late 2014 -- bad for Microsoft, good...
It appears that the long-rumored version of Office for iOS and Android may not be released until the fall of 2014. If true, that could help Google make serious inroads into the office suite market,...
View ArticlePost-PC Microsoft signs its death warrant -- with an iPad
A leaked report claims Microsoft intends bringing Office to Apple iPads (and Android slates) -- but not until 2014. Meanwhile IDC informs us that PC sales have slumped to a 20-year low. In the Post-PC...
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