Microsoft getting ready for new conquest (Photo: Internet)
The world's largest software company has just upgraded popular applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and launched online versions to expand the scope of its software use for young people who prefer electricity Web-connected mobile phones are emerging since the last upgrade in 2006 (Office 2007).
Word for mobile version (Photo: Microsoft)
Microsoft announced a number of improvements such as the image editing function in Word, using videos in PowerPoint, combining documents and connecting email contacts on Facebook.
However, the biggest change is Microsoft's transformation into the ' cloud ' - that is, allowing users to access the documents stored on remote servers from anywhere - a feat. technology that Google has been very successful.
There are about 8.6 million users of the Office 2010 trial version.
Also according to the latest data from technology research firm Forrester, there are now 81% of companies operating Office 2007, compared with only 4% using Google's equivalent applications.Forrester poll also found that nearly one-third of current Office users plan to upgrade to Office 2010 within the next 12 months.
Businesses that purchase Office licenses can access the Microsoft Office Web Apps website immediately to download a new version of this software for Internet-connected phones and personal computers , but of course pay an extra fee. more to use.
Ordinary customers can use the free online version from next month through the Windows Live service and the company also expects that it will attract customers to pay more for the full version at a price. ranging from 100-500 USD depending on the level of features.
The online strategy marks a major change for the Windows brand , which currently has 500 million users of Office installed for their computers.
This results in Microsoft directly competing with Google Docs, which cuts down on Microsoft's core programs and is available on the Internet without having to download or install. This is also free software so it can save companies about 50 USD per person per year. Google has said it has added 25 million users since the publication of Docs nearly four years ago.
Some analysts are concerned that the cost of making an online version will affect one of Microsoft's two biggest profits.
Microsoft's business division, in which 90% of revenue is from Office software, with average quarterly profit of about 2.8 billion USD. It is also 47% of this year's total financial profit of Microsoft Corporation, second only to the Windows operating system.
Some pictures of Microsoft Office 2010 version
Print and word processing interface in Word 2010
Powerpoint interface 2010
Edit images in Powerpoint 2010
Manage schedules (Calendar) in Outlook 2010
Connect to social networks via Outlook Social Connector
Include updates from Facebook to email in Outlook 2010
Sparklines in Excel 2010 helps create diverse charts in 1 cell (cell)
PowerPivot converts data into essential information
Excel 2010 online version
Powerpoint 2010 version online
Word 2010 online