Microsoft Office 2010 marks the transition of the productivity suite from primarily desktop-based applications to products served for free from either the cloud or a combination of cloud and on-premises data center. Considering that a large portion of Microsofts bottom-line revenue is derived from its productivity and business products, the inevitable question arises: How will Office’s transition to the cloud affect the companys bottom line?
– The shift of Microsoft
Office 2010 from a primarily desktop to cloud-based application suite was a
fairly radical one for Microsoft, which is looking for a strategic advantage
over Google and other companies that have launched online productivity
products.
Once released, Office 2010 will a…