Now that Microsoft's Office Web Apps is open to the public, how does its online word processor compare with Google's?

Microsoft has rolled out a Tell Me what you want feature in Word Web App to make the Office Web Apps easier for use with touch.

Microsoft has added a new capability to its Word Web app to enable document co-authoring for consumers accessing the app via SkyDrive.

The Microsoft Word Web App makes Microsoft Word features available on your Web browser, providing you with the convenience of working on documents on a website where the documents are stored. It ...

When Microsoft launched its Office Web Apps back in June, the most logical reaction was a simple, “What took you so long?” Competitors such as Google Docs and Zoho proved long ago that it’s ...

The online versions of Microsoft Word and Excel challenge longtime Web-app leader Google Docs, while PowerPoint takes on Zoho Show in the online-presentation category.

The four apps Microsoft has said will be part of both the consumer and the business versions of Office Web Apps are Word Web, Excel Web, PowerPoint Web and OneNote Web.

Microsoft closed the gap between its Office Web Apps and Google Docs somewhat today by adding co-authoring to the free Word Web App, letting multiple users edit a document simultaneously in the ...

Microsoft Word Right now, you can’t do much more than view uploaded files in the Microsoft Word Web app, even though you will see an edit link above your files.

(Word Web App had find, but not find and replace.) Improvement No. 2 was adding support for Office Web Apps to Android devices by way of the mobile version of Google Chrome.

What follows is a look at Microsoft’s newest offering Word Web App that was just introduced Monday with kickoff of Office Web Apps. I’ll be comparing Microsoft’s Word Web App to Google’s ...