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ThinkFree announced yesterday that it will launch a $7-a-month [Premium subscription service][1] that allows users to view and edit their online docs offline.Google have have found the missing piece in its [online office suite][2], but ThinkFree Office already has its online suite and now users can enjoy offline functionality as well.
ThinkFree, which began life as a pared down desktop alternative to Microsoft Office, has offered a free online component for some time, but, as with other online services, offline functionality wasn't part of the package.
The new beta of ThinkFree Premium will offer the ability to save documents either locally or online, and includes a synchronization tool that auto-updates online files when users reconnects to the internet.
ThinkFree's press release claims the suite offers "the most Microsoft-compatible online/offline hybrid office suite." However, those working with the new Office 2007 OOXML format documents may beg to differ with that statement.
The ThinkFree Premium runs in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari and will be free until August when the $7-a-month price kicks in (ThinkFree will offer 10 percent discount for yearly subscriptions).
[1]: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-19-2007/0004610884&EDATE= "ThinkFree Takes Online Office Suite Offline With New ThinkFree Premium Edition "
[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/06/zenter_acquisit.html "Zenter Acquisition Provides The Missing Piece In Google Office"
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