Comments on: Big Winner in Office Web App Announcement: Google Chrome OS? http://jkontherun.com/2009/07/13/big-winner-in-office-web-app-announcement-google-chrome-os/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Hamranhansenhansen http://jkontherun.com/2009/07/13/big-winner-in-office-web-app-announcement-google-chrome-os/#comment-64102 Hamranhansenhansen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:20:45 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39860#comment-64102 This sounds great until you realized that it is technically impossible. MS Office runs in 3 application environments, none of which are available on Chrome OS. You can run MS Office in these APIs: - Windows (since 1993 or so) - Mac (since 1984) - Internet Explorer (2010) Google Chrome OS only has this API: - HTML 5 No match. No running MS Office on Google Chrome OS. It does not and will not run there. The problem is your loose definition of "Web app". A Web app is an application written to the Web app API, which is now called "HTML 5", so that it can run on the World Wide Web. It is not a Windows app that can run in Internet Explorer. Microsoft does not make Web apps. Chrome OS does not get MS Office. Bill Gates' children do not get an iPod. Sorry. This sounds great until you realized that it is technically impossible. MS Office runs in 3 application environments, none of which are available on Chrome OS.

You can run MS Office in these APIs:

- Windows (since 1993 or so)
- Mac (since 1984)
- Internet Explorer (2010)

Google Chrome OS only has this API:

- HTML 5

No match. No running MS Office on Google Chrome OS. It does not and will not run there.

The problem is your loose definition of “Web app”. A Web app is an application written to the Web app API, which is now called “HTML 5″, so that it can run on the World Wide Web. It is not a Windows app that can run in Internet Explorer. Microsoft does not make Web apps. Chrome OS does not get MS Office. Bill Gates’ children do not get an iPod. Sorry.

]]> By: scoobie http://jkontherun.com/2009/07/13/big-winner-in-office-web-app-announcement-google-chrome-os/#comment-63717 scoobie Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:33:36 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39860#comment-63717 webs apps good, but the onenote PC based release looks disappointing webs apps good, but the onenote PC based release looks disappointing

]]> By: HereAndNow http://jkontherun.com/2009/07/13/big-winner-in-office-web-app-announcement-google-chrome-os/#comment-63702 HereAndNow Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:29:41 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39860#comment-63702 It will be interesting to see if Microsoft's Office Web Apps can be used when users are not connected to the internet. Google and Zoho Apps already support this, to some extent. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft’s Office Web Apps can be used when users are not connected to the internet. Google and Zoho Apps already support this, to some extent.

]]> By: Will Robertson http://jkontherun.com/2009/07/13/big-winner-in-office-web-app-announcement-google-chrome-os/#comment-63690 Will Robertson Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:05:28 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39860#comment-63690 If they claim to work in Safari they will work in Chrome, both are WebKit based. If they claim to work in Safari they will work in Chrome, both are WebKit based.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://jkontherun.com/2009/07/13/big-winner-in-office-web-app-announcement-google-chrome-os/#comment-63684 James Kendrick Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:44:43 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39860#comment-63684 I suspect you're right. I do expect the primary apps to work, what will be interesting to see is if the frilly stuff works in Chrome too. :) I suspect you’re right. I do expect the primary apps to work, what will be interesting to see is if the frilly stuff works in Chrome too. :)

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://jkontherun.com/2009/07/13/big-winner-in-office-web-app-announcement-google-chrome-os/#comment-63681 Simon Mackie Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:16:54 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39860#comment-63681 I'm pretty sure if the apps are written to work in Firefox using HTML and JS they should work in Chrome, too, unless Microsoft specifically excludes Chrome users (in which case, everyone could rightly cry "foul!"). But as I haven't been able to play with it yet, I can't say for sure. I’m pretty sure if the apps are written to work in Firefox using HTML and JS they should work in Chrome, too, unless Microsoft specifically excludes Chrome users (in which case, everyone could rightly cry “foul!”). But as I haven’t been able to play with it yet, I can’t say for sure.

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