Comments on: eXpresso Upgrades Collaborative Excel Application http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/06/03/expresso-upgrades-collaborative-excel-application/ TechCrunching the Enterprise Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:17:29 -0700 hourly 1 By: Jack http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/06/03/expresso-upgrades-collaborative-excel-application/comment-page-1/#comment-11468 Jack Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:32:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=2545#comment-11468 Being free is not a big deal (most web apps are using the freenium model). Office Live is a pretty weak product (a barebone Sharepoint backend and that's stripped down to the core) compared to all the other collaborative tools on the market. There's just too many limitations with it. I would just use Live Mesh -- it's a way more advanced product (and it's free too). Hopefully the web-based Office 2010 will be comparable to eXpresso so that Microsoft can shutdown Office Live. Being free is not a big deal (most web apps are using the freenium model). Office Live is a pretty weak product (a barebone Sharepoint backend and that’s stripped down to the core) compared to all the other collaborative tools on the market. There’s just too many limitations with it. I would just use Live Mesh — it’s a way more advanced product (and it’s free too).

Hopefully the web-based Office 2010 will be comparable to eXpresso so that Microsoft can shutdown Office Live.

]]> By: Kate H http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/06/03/expresso-upgrades-collaborative-excel-application/comment-page-1/#comment-10967 Kate H Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:32:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=2545#comment-10967 Thanks for the feedback! We are working on addressing collaboration. Best, Kate MSFT Office Live Outreach http://www.officelive.com/ Thanks for the feedback! We are working on addressing collaboration.

Best,
Kate
MSFT Office Live Outreach
http://www.officelive.com/

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/06/03/expresso-upgrades-collaborative-excel-application/comment-page-1/#comment-10966 Tom Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:19:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=2545#comment-10966 Yes that's why we use eXpresso! I found Office Live was nothing more than check in and check out. With eXpresso we can have multiple people editing the same spreadsheet simultaneously. It's like google docs for excel. Yes that’s why we use eXpresso! I found Office Live was nothing more than check in and check out. With eXpresso we can have multiple people editing the same spreadsheet simultaneously. It’s like google docs for excel.

]]> By: Kate H http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/06/03/expresso-upgrades-collaborative-excel-application/comment-page-1/#comment-10964 Kate H Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:44:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=2545#comment-10964 Have you tried Microsoft Office Live Workspace? It offers users the ability to create, save, access, and share documents and files online (5 GB of storage for free!) and fully supports the whole MS Office Suite. There is even a plug-in for MS Office that lets you save your files to your online Workspace directly from whichever Office program you are using. Check it out and let us know what you think! Cheers, Kate MSFT Office Live Outreach http://www.officelive.com/ Have you tried Microsoft Office Live Workspace? It offers users the ability to create, save, access, and share documents and files online (5 GB of storage for free!) and fully supports the whole MS Office Suite. There is even a plug-in for MS Office that lets you save your files to your online Workspace directly from whichever Office program you are using. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Cheers,
Kate
MSFT Office Live Outreach
http://www.officelive.com/

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