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Microsoft revamps Office, looks to the cloud Jul 16th 2012, 19:48 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Google CEO Page recovering, was in office this week Thu, Jul 12 2012 Microsoft to buy display maker Perceptive Pixel Mon, Jul 9 2012 Analysis: Microsoft loss reflects Web display ad world's woes Sun, Jul 8 2012 Facebook, Yahoo tie up, settle lawsuits Fri, Jul 6 2012 Microsoft takes $6.2 billion charge, slows Internet hopes Tue, Jul 3 2012 Analysis & Opinion The sensible hunt for manufacturing jobs Will Microsoft learn through self-flagellation? 1 of 2. A Microsoft Office logo is shown on display at a Microsoft retail store in San Diego January 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake By Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO | Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:48pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled a new version of its Office suite aimed at traditional PC users as well as the fast-growing tablet market in a major overhaul of the aging workplace software. The revamped Office makes use of cloud computing and is compatible with touch screens widely used in tablets. It comes as Apple Inc and Google Inc make inroads into the workplace, long Microsoft's stronghold. Office is Microsoft's single-biggest profit driver. "The Office that we'll talk about and show you today is the first round of Office that's designed from the get-go to be a service," Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told reporters. "This is the most ambitious release of Microsoft Office that we've ever done." Microsoft has a lot riding on the 15th version of Office. Windows is one of the world's biggest computing platforms, and the Office applications -- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other tools -- are used by more than 1 billion people around the world. Microsoft last updated Office in 2010, when it incorporated online versions for the first time. The full version of Office 15 is expected to be available in early 2013. Cloud computing refers to a growing trend toward providing software, storage and other services from remote data centers over the Web instead of relying on software or data installed on individual PCs. "Your modern Office thinks cloud first. That's what it means to have Office as a service," Ballmer said, adding that a preview version of the software is now available online. (Reporting by Edwin Chan and Noel Randewich; editing by Matthew Lewis) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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