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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched an updated version of its Office software on Wednesday, aiming to keep its grip on the hugely profitable business application market while countering the challenge of free online alternatives from Google Inc.
 
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The world's largest software company is upgrading its popular Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint applications and rolling out its own online versions to keep up with the new class of mobile, Web-connected users that has emerged since the last upgrade in 2006.
Microsoft announced several improvements on Wednesday, such as editing photos in Word, using video in PowerPoint, collaborating on documents and managing e-mail conversations in new ways.
But the biggest change is Microsoft's move into the "cloud" -- allowing users to manipulate documents stored on remote servers from anywhere -- where Google has been setting the pace.
Microsoft said on Wednesday that corporate buyers of Office would have immediate access to Office Web Apps, online versions of Word, PowerPoint and Excel programs usable on Internet-connected phones and PCs.
That marks a major shift for the Windows franchise -- which Microsoft says has 500 million users -- which has so far relied on software installed on PCs.
It brings Microsoft into direct competition with Google Docs -- stripped down versions of Microsoft's core programs -- which are available over the Internet with no need to download software. They are free for personal users and $50-per-user per year for companies. Google says it has picked up 25 million users since launching Docs almost four years ago.
Ordinary customers will be able to get the new Office and access Office Web Apps from next month. Buying the software off the shelf will cost $119 to $499, depending on the level of features.
Shares of Microsoft were up 1.5 percent at $29.32 in morning trading.
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