Office moves to cloud computing to support touch operations

According to foreign http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/31646.html "> Media reports, Microsoft released yesterday's new office software is the consumer preview version, marking the new office is moving towards the cloud computing field.

The new Office software has two versions, Office 2013 and Office 365, the network version. It is understood that in this new version of Office software, Microsoft wants consumers to have a Web browser, rather than install the application on the PC to do more work.

New office leverages the benefits of Windows 8, meaning it supports touch, while Microsoft hopes to persuade users to upgrade through new office clicks and Windows 8 new systems, instead of attaching to old systems and PCs. However, some important details, prices and Time-to-market for Office 2013 were not disclosed, and Microsoft has now allowed users to download the consumer preview of the latest version of Office software. The network version of Office is paid for. The new edition of Office is more concise and powerful than the old version, which is complex and bloated, the online edition of Wired magazine said yesterday.

The analysis argues that the release of office 2013 will still mark a major shift in Microsoft's culture and the strategic importance of web-based software and mobile devices that are gradually destroying PCs and applications installed on PCs. Rival Google, in particular, is constantly pressuring Microsoft to launch web-based free services such as Google Docs and Gmail. In addition, Apple's ipad is also attracting more users from PCs to Tablet PCs.

Microsoft says Office 2013 is designed to be used in traditional PCs, tablets and hybrid devices that combine touch screens. In hardware selection, either the Intel conventional PC processor or the ARM architecture processor supports office 2013.

It is understood that users who choose to use Office 2013 subscription services will receive additional 20GB SkyDrive space and 60 minutes of Skype Global call time per month. However, Microsoft did not mention whether the ipad or Google's Android operating system smartphone and tablet computers support the new office.

(Responsible editor: Duqing first)