"They kept saying it was a full version of Office, not a Starter edition," Silver said. Silver for one, asked Microsoft straight out whether the Office apps represented a WOA Starter. No one knows, analysts said, and that has them weighing words. Or will Word, Excel and friends simply be upgraded editions of the Office Web Apps the company already offers free of charge? Microsoft essentially gives away Office Starter 2010 in the hope that it will convince some users to buy "up" to a full-priced version. Some, including influential blogger Mary Jo Foley, who put forward a trio of theories Monday, have speculated that the Office apps included with WOA will be analogous to Office Starter 10, the ad-supported, bare-bones edition bundled on many new PCs. "They're claiming it's a full version of Office, but that's it's a 'consumer version,'" said Michael Silver of Gartner, who was also briefed by Microsoft.
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