Filed under: rant, tech | Tags: msoffice, microsoft, office, microsoft office, ms office, ms office live
So, I said – why not? I will check out how Microsoft’s new “Office Live” works. I’ve seen Google Docs, I’ll just compare the two. So, I start Firefox, head over to the website, try to log in with my live.com account and I get hit by this message:
To use Microsoft Office Live, your computer must meet one of the following requirements:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8 running on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista. You can download Internet Explorer from the Internet Explorer page.
- Mozilla Firefox running on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Mac OS X 10.2.x and later. You can download Firefox from the Firefox download page.
It seems like the only operating systems “supported” are Windows and Mac OS X. What’s the difference between Firefox on Mac OS X and Linux anyway? And why does it matter what operating system one uses to access a web-based product or service?
This is a typical Microsoft move – they fail to acknowledge there’s anything besides Mac OS and Windows on consumer desktops. It serves their Mac vs. PC propaganda, Windows claiming to be the “PC”; just like Apple, but not quite as bad or as deep. Great – I thought I could “share with anyone” just like they claim on the office live front page – except that “anyone” excludes all Linux users. Back to Google Docs, should have known better.
