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In a recent spate of technology firms offering free web based software – Adobe have joined the throng by aquiring the online word processor Buzzword.
The announcement comes shortly after Microsoft released Microsoft Office Live workspace for beta.
On demand online applications is a strong trend within software companies. Whilst it’s considered that the market is still in it’s infancy the potential is huge and that companies, such as Adobe, are positioning themselves for future rewards.
While Adobe’s foray into the marketplace, other vendors are attempting to answer the conundrum of online and offline application. Google is offering a tool that allow the user to access documents and software even when the PC is offline and it looks as though consumers will increasingly look for flexability in online tools.
How Adobe plans to position itself here is unknown however it does plan to integrate Buzzword with some of its other portfolio.