Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking customers worldwide from accessing and using web apps and online services.

A partial outage hit Microsoft 365 Online as many users complained they couldn't access the web services.

Microsoft has opened up a sneak peek at the Technical Preview of the upcoming Office Web Apps, and you can take it for a spin.

For users and organizations looking to completely free themselves from the shackles of local HDD-based applications, Microsoft Office Web Apps may be a tough sell against Google Docs or Google Apps.