I'm truly in awe right now. Everyday that goes by, Microsoft should be extremely worried. First, the Firefox browser has taken a bite (albeit not large) out of Microsoft's browser share, and with the roll out of Internet Explorer 7 not going well, that lead will continue to dwindle. Next, I truly believe that Windows Vista and Office 2007 will get the same cool reception as the buggy not very compatible Internet Explorer 7.
What I'm in awe about this evening, however, is yet another online suite of Office tools (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, etc). This one is called Ajax13 . They include a basic word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and graphics manager. The only requirement, however, is that you must use Firefox 1.5 or higher to access the programs. They aren't polished and as robust (yet) as OpenOffice or some of the other online office suites, but it demonstrates how mature and powerful web based applications are becoming.
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Tags: browser, Firefox, Internet, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Office, openoffice, Windows, Word
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