Can Rivals Substitute For Office 2010? - Small Business Computing

Can Rivals Substitute For Office 2010?

May 13, 2010
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PCWorld: Can Rivals Substitute For Office 2010?

Capsule reviews and rankings of several Office competitors, including Lotus Symphony, Lotus Live, Zoho and OpenOffice. A linked story looks more closely at the ‘cloud apps war’ between Google and Microsoft.


“While Google Apps may not be a knockout threat to Microsoft’s enterprise business this year, a cloud apps battle continues to brew between the two companies. Google and Microsoft are the forerunners in this competition, but other rivalsare nipping on their heels.

Here’s a quick look at IBM’s Lotus Symphony and Lotus Live, Zoho’s suite of cloud apps and OpenOffice.org’s offerings.”

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