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...million or so people who use the free, Web-based word processor or other apps from Google or Zoho, it may seem odd to you that Microsoft is still charging $500 for the full version of its desktop Office suite - and that hundreds of millions of people still pay for it. In fact, last year Microsoft brought in about $19 billion, or just under a third of its total revenue, from the business unit that sells Office. And increased sales of Office, in particular, are credited with helping the Redmond, Wash.-based firm beat analyst estimates for first-quarter earnings...
Goldman Sachs analyst Susan Friar recently called Microsoft a "laggard" in moving to browser-based software. But, in reality, it's not even a player. Although Microsoft announced on Oct. 27 that it will roll out "lightweight" Web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote as part of its next release of Office, that release isn't expected until 2010. Meanwhile, Zoho, which is based in Pleasanton, Calif. and has 500 employees, has been offering its free, Web-based word processor, Zoho Writer, since 2005. Google Docs, which is ad-supported, has been around since...
...potential frustration of figuring out a new application, both companies and individuals continue to shell out for a bunch of familiar programs that, frankly, most of us barely scratch the surface of. (When was the last time, for example, you inserted a formula or recorded a macro in Word...
...they're getting better all the time. Zoho has spreadsheet, word-processing, presentation and organizing programs, and lets you work both online and off; it even has an iPhone app. Google Docs, which focuses on collaboration, lets you upload and edit existing Word and PowerPoint files, then chat in real time as you work on presentations and reports with colleagues. Because the applications reside on the Web, developers can quickly eliminate bugs and add bells and whistles, like the ability to insert headers, footers and pagination (all of which were recently added to Zoho Writer). The programs still feel simple...
...Cavalry Scars,” a minute-and-a-half piece of inspiration, whose airy arrangement of percussion and melody bring a vitality and warmness to the album that bridges that gap.“Microcastle” is a masterpiece in a new sense of the word. It addresses the impossible demands of a niche and an industry whose goals contradict one another—commercial experimentation, profitable rebellion—but embraces them so wholly that the contradiction becomes a part of the work. “Microcastle” is the testament of a band that...