The acquisition means Google and Microsoft will both be offering similar Office-based services
With its acquisition of DocVerse, announced Friday, Google is offering an online component to Microsoft Word before Microsoft does so itself.
Planned UI changes mimic Office on Windows
Some Mac users blasted Microsoft's plan to "ribbonize" the next version of Office for the Mac, while others -- many of whom said they also use the productivity suite on Windows -- defended the move.
More than a price hike, Microsoft looks to better compete with IBM Notes, Google Apps
When Microsoft Corp. announced earlier this month that it would eliminate upgrade versions of Office 2010, the early reaction was: uh oh, the application suite just got a lot more expensive.
Microsoft's new rental system won't be applicable to all
Microsoft Corp.'s announcement that it would begin renting Windows and Office 2007 left many initially euphoric on the notion that they wouldn't have to shell out several hundred dollars for Office anymore, and then disappointed when it became clear that for most of us that wouldn't be the case.
Update for users strips out patent-infringing technology
Microsoft on Wednesday posted an update for Word 2007 that ditches the custom XML tagging technology a federal court banned the company from including in its software after Jan. 10.
Everyone can get Microsoft's next-gen productivity suite, but all the pieces aren't ready
As anticipated, Microsoft yesterday launched the first, and likely only, public beta of Office 2010.
The revised productivity suite brings interface tweaks, useful desktop innovations, and integration with minimalist Web apps
With the release of the Office 2010 beta, the general public finally gets to check out how Microsoft plans to deliver on its promises for the next edition of its flagship productivity suite--namely, close integration with lightweight Web versions of core apps (Excel and PowerPoint Web are the first to debut for consumers via Windows Live, with Word and OneNote available only in the business-oriented SharePoint 2010 server beta), better multimedia support, a subtle interface refresh, and a slew of features designed to make document creation and sharing easier. But there's some news too, most notably support within Outlook for tracking feeds from social networks.
Office 2010 will be released into a far different competitive landscape than Office 2007 faced
When Microsoft releases the next version of its productivity suite, Office 2010, it will be into a very different competitive landscape than the one Office 2007 faced in late 2006.
U.S., U.K. and 11 other countries added to 'voluntary' program that pesters pirates with on-screen messages
Microsoft Corp. today announced it was expanding an antipiracy program for Office to the U.S., the U.K. and 11 other countries that will identify pirated copies of the suite and nag users with on-screen messages.
The software giant hopes the court will set aside a ruling that would halt the sales of Word
Microsoft on Tuesday asked a court to stay an injunction that could put a stop to sales of Microsoft Word.
Internal e-mail shows Microsoft worked to make i4i's software 'obsolete'
Microsoft knew of the patent held by i4i as early as 2001, but instead set out to make the Canadian developer's software "obsolete" by adding a feature to Word, according to court documents.
Flaw that hackers have exploited for weeks reached Microsoft in March 2007
Three of the critical vulnerabilities Microsoft patched Tuesday in ActiveX controls for Office were first reported to the company two years ago, according to the security firm that alerted Microsoft of the flaws.
Both companies' mobile efforts have stalled recently in the face of tough new entrants
New competition in the smartphone market - and not just from Research In Motion - spurred the agreement between Nokia and Microsoft.
The companies will jointly market the applications to business customers and carriers
Microsoft and Nokia are working together to put a version of Microsoft's Office productivity applications on Nokia handsets, the companies said Wednesday.
New York Times report alleges that Microsoft will ally with Nokia to port its Office mobile applications to Symbian
Microsoft is expected to launch mobile version of its Office suite software for select model Nokia phones today, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The New York Times.
