Microsoft is preparing to launch its latest weapon in its ongoing battle with Google.The software giant will launch its flagship product Office 2010 to businesses on 12 May.The latest version of the software has a free online component – called Office Web Apps.Analysts believe the web offering is a response to Google, which has been encroaching on Microsoft’s core business with its free online tools.
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Microsoft has created a chimera in its new Office 2010 software, part desktop software and part Web app.This latest version of Office, which includes applications like Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, is Microsoft’s long-awaited effort to modernize one of its most lucrative products and to thwart rivals like Google that are nipping at its heels with free Web software.
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