Microsoft uses baseball legend Pete Rose to show why using Google Docs is risky

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Microsoft has been really pulling out the stops with its advertisements lately. First it was that raucous wedding ad that poked fun at Samsung and Apple. Then, just last week came the hilarious and crazy Windows 8 videos of people shaving watermelons and playing ping pong with their butts. Now, they’re using big-name baseball legends… Read More…

Whoops: Google Docs breaks in Safari on the iPhone

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Google has updated its Drive app for iOS, finally allowing users to edit documents in the app on their iDevice. In itself, this is a great improvement for iOS users, who previously could only view text documents in the app. Currently, editing is limited to word processing documents. Spreadsheets and presentations are still read-only. However,… Read More…

Microsoft Office alternatives: Adoption low, but interest and impact high, new study shows

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Despite rising interest in Google Docs and other Microsoft Office rivals, actual implementation of web-based and desktop alternatives remains relatively low among businesses. But their growth is still impacting Microsoft, as companies delay Microsoft Office upgrades to consider alternatives or use the threat of adopting them to negotiate better licensing deals with Microsoft. Those are… Read More…