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Of course, a well-done Microsoft entrant would still be the most logical route for Office users who want to take their work online. Such a product could arrive at any time, but right now, the company only offers a service called Office Live that confusingly has almost nothing to do with the suite whose name it shares. Thankfully, Zoho is more than good enough until the real thing comes along.
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In January, Paul Boutin wrote about four of his favorite Google applications. Boutin also called Microsoft Office 2007 "the most annoying computer upgrade since Windows 95" and argued that the Google PC is coming soon, it will be great, and you'll hate it.Harry McCracken is editor in chief of PC World.
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