On February 28, Adobe announced programs to release a hosted edition of Photoshop inside 6 months. Is rival Microsoft rushing to complete the exact same with its growing family of style equipment? For now,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, at least, the reply is no. In spite of its push to develop a providers component for nearly every single one of its software items, Microsoft doesn't have plans for a hosted Expression product line. Microsoft's philosophy is that while the Web is good for somet things, it's not suited for everything, a company spokeswoman said. "We never rule out any alternatives and rely on feedback from our customers base to help inform our product strategy, but right now do not have ideas to provide a hosted edition of Expression Studio,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus," the spokeswoman said. "Above all else, customers want flexibility, and we are dedicated to delivering that with software program + providers. However to be clear, we're not trying to take the PC interface and functionality and port it on to the Web. "It's important to look at what the Web is uniquely good at like universal access and sharing,
Microsoft Office Professional 2007, and to look at the things that the PC is good at like flexible,
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, fast UI regardless of connection speed and reliability. We're looking to provide the right combination of software + companies that maximize the inherent strengths of both the online and offline worlds,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010," she added.