Microsoft launches Google Docs killer
Today Microsoft announced that the Microsoft Office Live Workspace had entered open beta meaning it is now publicly available for anyone to access. Could this be a Google Docs killer considering how popular and widely used Microsoft Office products are already?
Ok so this isn't strictly about Google but ReadWriteWeb has a very good article which takes you through the features of both Google Docs and Office Live Workspace. If you're new to Google Docs then this would be a great post to help you get an overview of what Docs is about and what it can and can't do.
The article is quite neutral and makes some good points about both products. It seems the biggest difference is Docs ability to provide real-time collaboration but where it lacks against the MS product is the fact that there is no offline program to accompany it. MS have clearly made their unique selling point the fact that there is good integration with the rest of the Office "family".
Will you use it? I guess if you're a die-hard Docs supporter and Google fanboy (or girl) you'll also be a MS hater so there ain't much chance you even letting your browser (Firefox obviously) touch the MS created page. But for those of you more neutral, let us know how it turns out will you?
Update: Here's a number of other good write ups about this story...
- Matt Cutt's gives a good comparison here
- TechCrunch give their verdict and compare a number of other similar products
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