Many consumers can’t afford to purchase the licensed version of Microsoft Office, and as a result  — some opt into piracy.
Now, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Equipt, which was code-named ‘Albany‘ earlier this year.
Microsoft Equipt offers consumers Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, giving them the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for their personal and school projects; Windows Live OneCare, the all-in-one security and PC management service; Windows Live tools, such as Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Photo Gallery so they can connect and share with people they care about most; and Office Live Workspace, …read more

Well, rumors has it that a project named ‘Albany’ from Microsoft will target to compete with Google Docs. How?
According to many news, ‘Albany’ is a combined package of Office, Office Live Workspaces, Windows Live OneCare, and Windows Live Suite.
Microsoft sees every opportunity of competition as a challenge and now, trying to get Google Docs and Google Apps space. Will this new package be sufficient to deliver a more productive office suite? Will they have it at the right price? Perhaps, we can answer all these after its detailed announcement from Microsoft itself. But when? I hope soon.
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