The new service, called Office 365, available for testing from Tuesday in 13 countries, and will be sold by subscription throughout the world next year.
Combining some of Microsoft's cloud-based services that already exist, applications will be available through a browser which is often used, including Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Google Chrome, and can be used on mobile devices like the BlackBerry and Apple iPad.
That means customers can get access to Office programs such as Outlook e-mail, SharePoint sites, and a simplified version of Word and Excel without installing software, anywhere. Subscribers get more features when the software is installed.
The move is hitting his rival Google, which has achieved success with Google Apps services, applications that provide low-cost, Web-based alternative to Microsoft Office software that precious old $ 50 per user per year.
Microsoft will offer these services in smaller companies with employees less than 25 people for six dollars or 5.25 euros per user per month.
For large companies and government organizations, the price starts from $ 2 perpengguna per month for e-mail. A complete version of the complete "professional" requires a fee to 27 dollars per user per month.
Office one of the largest revenue to Microsoft, along with the Windows operating system. The unit that makes Office contributes nearly 40 percent of the company's profits last year.
The new service announced by Kurt DelBene, a new head of the Office business since the beginning of this month. He replaces Stephen Elop, who left Microsoft to lead the mobile phone maker Nokia last month.
Shares of Microsoft fell 3.1 percent at 25.01 dollars on the Nasdaq, while Google fell 1.7 percent to 607.14 dollars, Reuters reported.
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