Microsoft Offers Web-based Office Applications for Free
In a direct response to the popular free Google Apps service Microsoft has quietly launched the beta version of its own free online suite of office programs. Called “Office Web Apps” it offers free online versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft OneNote. Even better they are giving users 25 GB of free online storage to store their documents on Microsoft’s SkyDrive service.
Before you get too excited you need to be aware that the online versions have fewer features than the equivalent Microsoft Office products that run on your PC. However almost everything you need is there.
According to the press release Office Web Apps is initially only available to users in North America, the UK and Ireland. It can be accessed using IE7 and later, Firefox 3.5 and later and Safari 4. A wide range of portable browsers are supported including iPhone, Blackberry and Nokia S60.
That said I had no problem accessing and using the service from Australia using Google Chrome. Mind you when I registered I did tell a little white lie – I said I lived in California :)
To use the service you to need to go to the Office Live home page and login using your Windows Live ID. I created one on the spot by registering. Once logged in you will see the main screen.
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One thing for me though... I wouldn't Trust MS or really any other Online Business with my Private info on any Document of mine! So, I would only us this for thing that don't really matter as far as the World and Seedy Corporate Types Reading them...
Don
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