It'll only give Google and Zoho an itch if it's free, which seems unlikely.
manolo
· 2 years ago
I thought I read a disclaimer on the live documents site that says they are NOT part of MS as you say in your article. Does my memory fail? Also Screen shots are available on the site.
Stan_Schroeder
· 2 years ago
It's not, it's developed by Sabeer Bhatia who was one of Hotmail developers, but is currently not a Microsoft employee. However, given the similarity of Live Documents and Office I was sure that Microsoft is in some way endorsing Live Documents, but it doesn't seem to be the case. I think some reaction from Microsoft is due; Live Documents is just too similar to Office.
yuoxjei
· 2 years ago
Just to set you straight, Bhatia wasn't a Microsoft employee ever. He was one of the co-founders of Hotmail which Microsoft bought out.
lopb4
· 2 years ago
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Harald Felgner
· 2 years ago
We argued before that our personal Office killer features are #1 The Ribbon and #2 SmartArt Graphics. I see the ribbon in the screenshots. What about SmartArt graphics? The question I sent in to InstaColl two weeks ago remained unanswered ...
Short addition: I have an answer from the Live Documents team now:
“[…] Also, regarding the ribbon, let me clarify that we have not used the Ribbon/Fluent UI as such - while the look/feel of the toolbar is close to Office 2007, we have not replicated the dynamic contextual reconfiguration of the toolbar.â€
I don't think I'm the only one smelling a lawsuit.
Colin
· 2 years ago
Thinkfree Office also looks pretty much the same as the MS version, so I don't feel like rushing out and trying "Live Documents" - especially if there is a chance they will be litigated to oblivion soon in the future.
One thing that makes Thinkfree stand out for me is that in Show (their version of Powerpoint) they have replicated the MS 3-pane view that allows me to add/see slide comments *beneath* the slide they refer too.
That's vital for what I do and I haven't come across any other "Powerpoint-alike" that has that facility. Several will allow you to view/print comments onscreen, but not while viewing the relevant slide thumbnail.
Chris
· 2 years ago
Microsoft lets folks use the Ribbon UI. Fairly permission license, actually - with one exception: it states it can be used in other applications that are NOT like Word/Excel/Powerpoint (meaning not Word processors, spreadsheet apps or presentation tools).
Even if Live Documents didn't implement every single "feature" or "behavior" of the Ribbon UI, it sure is similar enough that they are definitely violating the license. Let the fun begin.
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Bhatia wasn't a Microsoft employee ever. He was one of the co-founders of Hotmail which Microsoft bought out.
http://www.felgner.ch/2007/12/office_lookalike.html
“[…] Also, regarding the ribbon, let me clarify that we have not used the Ribbon/Fluent UI as such - while the look/feel of the toolbar is close to Office 2007, we have not replicated the dynamic contextual reconfiguration of the toolbar.â€
http://www.felgner.ch/2007/12/.....comment-64
One thing that makes Thinkfree stand out for me is that in Show (their version of Powerpoint) they have replicated the MS 3-pane view that allows me to add/see slide comments *beneath* the slide they refer too.
That's vital for what I do and I haven't come across any other "Powerpoint-alike" that has that facility. Several will allow you to view/print comments onscreen, but not while viewing the relevant slide thumbnail.
Even if Live Documents didn't implement every single "feature" or "behavior" of the Ribbon UI, it sure is similar enough that they are definitely violating the license. Let the fun begin.