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Microsoft launches Office 365 globally

article published on 28 June, 2011

Launch geared toward small- to medium-sized businesses. At a media event in New York, Microsoft officially launched Office 365, which has been in beta phase since last year. Over 200,000 organizations signed up and began testing the service after it was announced. At the core of the demo was need for collaboration between users, and how Office 365 can deliver it across distance. Office ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0
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28. June 2011 @ 11:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not sure this is worth caring about.............

Ehh..........what the Hell............WHO CARES!
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28. June 2011 @ 11:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by hearme0:
Not sure this is worth caring about.............

Ehh..........what the Hell............WHO CARES!
Apparently a lot of people, been trending for days. MS Office software is in use on 9 out of every 10 PCs, most office trained workers are training to use MS office so it does make the news when they change something.
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28. June 2011 @ 18:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have been involved in quite a few teleconferences, and I can definitely see the value in this. It is always awkward trying to explain something technical to a group of people over the phone. I definitely would have appreciated having the virtual white board and the powerpoint features.
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28. June 2011 @ 21:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
For $2 a month it just isn't worth it...their competition is free and their competition works a lot better too. Now, if they paid me to have a subscription, I might consider it...


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29. June 2011 @ 11:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by KillerBug:
For $2 a month it just isn't worth it...their competition is free and their competition works a lot better too. Now, if they paid me to have a subscription, I might consider it...
Lol, agreed. If I got $2 monthly I'd happily use. I see some people "needing" this as they are familiar (unwilling to learn anything new) with only the one software. But all this can be free elsewhere.

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