Microsoft Office Web Apps Review Discussion

Microsoft Office 2010 is taking on Google Docs with the introduction of the Office Web Apps, browser-based online versions of Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint. Are the Office Web Apps ready to topple their cloud competitors, or is this more Microsoft hypeware? We break it down in this review.

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The conclusion of your article was bafflaling. I would go so far to say you have never used the Microsoft Office Apps. Maybe you were looking at pictures?

I created a home inventory using Office Apps Excel without ever touching Office 2010 or desktop Excel. Matter of fact, you don't even mention how one can create a document. You allude that one can't create a document and must use Office 2010 or import a document.

IMO, your review is misleading... not sure if you have a grip against MS or not, but you should go back and revise.

 

How can you review them when they haven't even officially launched yet? Once Office web apps do launch, you will actually be able to type and edit docs, make pp's and spreadsheets with them, of course with less functionality than the offline versions.

 

You can create documents with the Excel and PowerPoint versions. Word and OneNote are on the way, maybe by the end of this month.

You can easily test them by downloading office 2010 beta (or use your technet subscription), and then go to skydrive. They will show in your "MyDocuments" folder, under new to create files. They will also show your current files.

Yes, this "review" was unfortunate.

Office apps is only a small part of what Microsoft is bringing forward. Go to Microsoft's official launch site to learn more: Windows Live Essentials | Windows Live Reviewer's Guide

But really, the "reviewer" does not even get into storage possibilities or the brief history and what is new, what changed or what remains the same.

I hope someone on this site goes back and edits this review, as it is misleading.

I just noticed the last part actually states "Bottom line: The Microsoft Office Web Apps should be called the Microsoft Office 2010 Web Extensions; calling them self-sufficient or standalone apps is simply false advertising."

That is almost funny... if it were not so sad. Not pulling punches, but this review is really bad.

I even volunteer to help the reviewer fix it, if the site editors need the help.

 

Of course M$ is late in the game to office web apps and is forced to imitate real innovators like Google.

I am not a big fan of the 'cloud' bs and would not want to put MY important documents on something like skydrive. However google docs is ok for certain docs, especially for sharing.

It's amazing how many people don't know that you don't need M$ windoze, M$ office, etc.. It's really crazy to waste money on them when the money could go to your hardware budget.

 

Both google and skydrive do the same exact thing... both are "cloud". So because it is MS you would not use it... okay. I think it has more to do with the fact it is MS and no one cares to understand the products or even bother to use them. Is that it?

Microsoft Office Apps happen to be free... not sure why you are going on about spending money.

Guess I'm starting to get a picture of what happened here:

Let's start the Microsoft Sucks Love feast!

I don't care which one people might use... google or MS... I've used both and each one has positives and negatives.

Yea, I'm wasting my time here... I'd forgotten why I ditched this site many moons ago.

 

any reason why?
and just to let you know, google docs is also 'cloud' bs

 

I don't like the cloud bs in general; I don't want to turn my computer into a dumb terminal and have my data floating somewhere. However, if I occasionally decide to use the 'cloud' for what ever reason, I'll definitely go with google as the lesser evil to M$.

 

Windows Live, the web apps are now up and ready. You can create documents now.

 

The review has been updated to reflect changes from the June 8 launch of the Office Web Apps.