Googledocs

Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) is preparing to offer a free, web-based version of its popular Office software suite next week, according to the Financial Times. Microsoft is targeting Google (GOOG), which has aggressively pushed into the web-based software space with its Google Docs product. It's...

Are you a Microsoft Office user? Then you, my friend, are the target in what many think will be the headline bout of the next decade, between Microsoft and Google. The victor will win the right to provide your word processing, spreadsheets, and the myriad of other programs you've come to depend on...

The Microsoft empire is showing some cracks in its veneer, and Google is showing through. Earlier this year, Google launched Google Docs, a free set of on-line programs that offer an alternative to Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office programs. GoogleDocs have one significant drawback, though,...