Microsoft Office 365 is Office in the Cloud
Microsoft Office 365 is Office in the Cloud
Posted 10/19/2010 at 3:02pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
3
Comments
Print
Microsoft is taking another step into the cloud with the new hosted version of Office, Office 365 is going to be aimed at businesses and may be had for as little as $6 per user per month for small businesses. However, that low rate only includes the hosted version of Word. Microsoft beta tested this service with several thousand users, and will be making it available to all early next year.
The cost might be an issue with Google offering their Google Docs service to businesses for $50 per user per year. Large businesses are looking at as much as $27 per month for access to the whole office suite. Microsoft will have to compete on features to keep users. Though, the profits on hosting software for subscription are likely to be higher anyway.
More like this
3
Comments
Comments are closed on this article
Lhot
October 19, 2010 at 10:34pm
...I'd be drolling at the thought of Windows 8 Cloud user accounts (possibly) and the CLOUD in general.
We are already plagued with 1000's of data miners....the CLOUD is going to 7th heaven for them...
CLOUD = stupidest idea ever in the history of the World. Geroge Orwell was close but wrong...it wont be cameras in every home, office and public anywhere...it'll be the CLOUD. The CLOUD was NOT thought up by the user base...aka consumers...it was devised by the big money corps to do a few things:
1. make data mining even easier.
2. be able to "brick any device, OS or app they choose to....PS3 anyone?
3. to be able to implement uber draconian DRM measures.
Does noone else see this??
My advice...avoid wireless computer ANYthing, avoid the CLOUD like the plague and don't even THINK about buying or using Windows 8, if in fact, the regular Joes user accounts are in fact located in the CLOUD.
Mobile access to your home computer has its merits, I can see that, but the side effects outweigh the merits 1000 fold. Just imagine this scenario: MS or the US Govt, or the RIAA etc., offer the server farms that host the CLOUD(s) a couple billion for complete control.
Look what happened to television if you still can't see the ramifications....the various broadcast companies said: hey...if you pay a monthly fee for TV we can eleiminate the commercials....that lasted about 1.5 years...I get 300 some channels...out of which, about 4-5 of them have ANYTHING decent to watch, and have ven MORE commercials than before. A one hour episode of the newer series is only like 32 minutes of actual show. Go back and watch some older shows for proof....like MASH for example or Cheers....they run closer to 45 mins for an hour long episode.
When the hell will people learn?
Eoraptor
October 19, 2010 at 6:31pm
Well, the last time I had any contact with Office in the clouds, it was inferior to Google Apps, and VASTLY inferior to shrink wrapped Office or OpenOffice. (I happen to be a fan of office 2k10)
Why does Microsoft think that that a suite lagging both its own disk-resident product and the live-product leader is worth up to $324 bucks a year? Aside from, you know, carrying the M$ in front of it?
Connect with MaximumPC
Featured Content
The gang discusses the GTX 690, Trinity, Ivy Bridge, Amazon, big-box stores, MMOs,...
This month's issue
Feature
Build a PC On Any Budget
Feature
Cloud Services Showdown
How-To
Encrypt Your External Drive
Build It
Upgrade an X58 Rig
Most Commented Articles
Latest Max PC Tweets
- maximumpc: Original RickRoll Video Returns to YouTube After 24-Hour Copyright Hiatus http://t.co/MaH9Sxyy1 day 21 hours ago
- maximumpc: Corsair has decided not to go forward with its $78 million IPO, citing weak equity market conditions http://t.co/A5a4DAzj1 day 21 hours ago
- maximumpc: Want to work at Maximum PC? Our Online Managing Editor, Alex, is moving away, so we need a new one. http://t.co/9Z7JCh0E3 days 19 hours ago
