Microsoft intends to accelerate the development of improvements in Office Web Apps, adding features such as the production of documents in real time and co-authorship. The browser-based platform will be enforced with support for the Chrome browser on Android tablets.
The availability of these facilities will be implemented over the next 12 months. Part of a change in the way Microsoft sees Office Web Apps, according to the company.
Originally conceived in 2010 as a complement to more “slight” to offer desktop, the platform is now seen as a potentially more powerful: thanks to improvements in browser technology and the network speeds.
Its main rival is Google Drive, which combines online storage with applications Google Docs for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and other features.
Microsoft was delayed compared to Google and other competitors in this segment of the market: Google Docs was released in 2007. However, the Office dominates the market in the area of ??the desktop, and the company is making an effort to expand this superiority to browser-based versions.
feature co-authoring in real time will be based on such resources already present in the product. Allow users to track edits employees without updating pages in the browser. Microsoft also intends to strengthen other features authoring and editing of Office Web Apps.
In October, Microsoft has made a number of improvements on the platform, looking to offer iPad users a better experience with the platform.
(Juan Carlos Perez / IDG News Service)
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