The latest Microsoft software might already appear passe, if you're an early adopter of Web-based word processors and spreadsheet services from the likes of Google, Zoho, and ThinkFree-or if you use freebies such as OpenOffice.Įven so, that doesn't mean you can ignore Office 2007-especially if its users send their documents to you. Yet Microsoft has barely made a peep about creating browser-based versions of its software, or other tools that would enable you to take work on the road and edit it in a Web browser. In the meantime, a growing number of people are turning to free services with fewer features and more collaboration capabilities. You won't find Office 2007 on store shelves until January 30. Microsoft hopes for users to embrace the radically different Office 2007, which offers more tools for bloggers and amateur desktop publishers.
