As we know Microsoft rival Google has its own Web-based office application known as Google Apps, users are now invited to pre-register for Office Live Workspace, which allows those with Microsoft Office to access their Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents online. The software giant is dubbing the offering an “online companion” to the Office product. More…
But there is a catch: Users will not to able to edit the documents they are viewing through a browser unless they have Office installed on their computer.
“You need Microsoft Office to edit Office documents, but if you do not have it installed you can view Office documents in a browser [both Internet Explorer and Firefox will be supported] and can comment on them,” a Microsoft spokeswoman told eWEEK Sept. 30.