Microsoft took its Office software into the Internet "cloud" on Tuesday, moving the suite of popular business tools online amid budding competition from Google's Web-based products.
Software packages tailored to the needs of larger businesses are available for monthly per-user subscriptions ranging from $2 to $27.
While Microsoft dominates the workplace and claims over a billion Office users worldwide, the move to the cloud is seen as a response to the challenge posed by Google and others offering online programs.
Providing Office as an online service also means the business tools will be accessible through the smartphones, tablet computers, laptops and other gadgets used by an increasingly mobile workforce.
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