Apparently they have decided to offer a browser based version of Office 2010 at no charge in order to keep up with all of the other free or low-cost desktop productivity tools available online. They plan to offer Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote message pad.
Turn-about is fair play however so don't expect to have all the same capabilities as the desktop version. It's rumored that PowerPoint will not offer the same video editing tools as the standard desktop version. "If you use Office on your PC, you're going to want to take full advantage of what your PC can do," said Chris Capossela, senior VP for Microsoft's Business unit,. The Web apps on the other hand will offer some features that won't be found on the desktop versions, such as the ability to embed tags into documents and post them on blogs.
At its Worldwide Partner conference in New Orleans, Microsoft also revealed on Monday that Office 2010 has reached the technical preview stage, meaning the software is available for selected professionals to download and test. The company expects to ship a beta version in the second half of this calendar year.
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