Tech pundits are going in full swing at Techmeme about the announcement by Microsoft that they will release a web based office along with Office 2010. Our own Zoli has written about it here. First, I was planning to do a post on it but decided against joining the echo chamber where my efforts will get lost. But I have the following brief take on the topic. Enough said.
Releasing the technology of the past years sometime in the future is neither innovation nor turning the corner. It is called losing the game.
My Take On Microsoft's Office On The Web
Krishnan Subramanian
Director, OpenShift Strategy at Red Hat. Founder of Rishidot Research, a research community focused on services world. His focus is on Platform Services, Infrastructure and the role of Open Source in the services era. Krish has been writing @ CloudAve from its inception and had also been part of GigaOm Pro Analyst Group. The opinions expressed here are his own and are neither representative of his employer, Red Hat, nor CloudAve, nor its sponsors.
