• AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    So it seems like if you’re using Office on desktop, not SaaS, but they do offer it in a browser, so would that count? Technically, if it’s in JavaScript or something like that, computing is handled locally, but it still feels close enough to count.

    • Joël de Bruijn@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      My understanding is roughly, for example:

      • Microsoft Word desktop application: not SAAS.
      • Microsoft Word online: SAAS (just like any other service accessible by browser but not a “localhost”)
      • Onedrive: SAAS, storage with local explorer integration.
      • Exchange server on prem: not SAAS, increasingly diffucult to do.
      • Exchange server by MS: SAAS
      • Microsoft Outlook Classic for desktop: not SAAS.
      • Microsoft Teams for desktop: SAAS although local install but its just another frontend instead of browser.
      • Office365: SAAS but really a container for every tool in the MS online toolbox together.

      Some caveats: Word handles spellchecker in their cloud and clippy 2024 (Copilot) integration blurs the line.