Microsoft Office 2010 Collaboration Options
Microsoft is looking to go head to head with Google on the SaaS offering an Office solution. Microsoft is betting that the new Office 2010 has a chance to compete and gain market share in this area.
One of the features that Microsoft is betting will help them the most is product familiarity with the Office 2010 suite. End users familiar with the layout of the new Office Suite will be able to transition easier using the 2010 SaaS, as the layout will be the same.
In response to Microsoft, ramping up the Office product to function better and faster as a SaaS application, (previous attempts have shown too much lag time); Google is offering SaaS Office application with the ability to collaborate in real time and offer a real solution.
Microsoft will require you to connect via the installed version of Office and SharePoint server or from the installed Office version and the Web SaaS option. Google is offering these functionalities within their SaaS Office product.
Both products, the ones from Microsoft and from Google have a price tag associated. The Microsoft Office Suite ranges in price from average of $299.00 and up while the Google Application license is only $50.00. One might think that it would be worthwhile to move to the Google Applications from a pure dollar amount perspective. However, there are some limitations to the Google SaaS Applications, which lead people back to Microsoft.
Many companies have also invested large amounts of corporate IT (Information Technology) dollars in creating solutions via the Microsoft Office framework and those companies do not wish to lose the monies invested into those collaboration projects.
One of the biggest features that Microsoft is touting in reference to their new Office 2010 product is both in-office and via web collaboration of the core office applications. The core applications for collaboration are Word, Excel & PowerPoint. Outlook has done a good job in regards to in-house and online collaboration in the way that it allows people to connect via Smart Phone, Blackberries, iPhones, etc.
Microsoft old rival was WordPerfect which was purchased by Corel and Microsoft won that Office product battle a number of years ago. The new challenge will be Microsoft getting up to speed with Google in providing a SaaS Office product that has the needed collaboration and licensing fees that are reasonable.
SaaS (definition) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SaaS
Microsoft's Office Web Site http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx
Google's Office Web site http://docs.google.com
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Post a CommentHmm... Doesn't Google already have Google Docs? I feel like Google's going to win this one. I mean, when was the last time that Google didn't win? Microsoft has been in decline (I think) from growing competitions from Mac, and now, Google.