> Remember for Google and Zoho, cloud based document editors was their target, right from idea to finished product. For Microsoft, it was an afterthought. And it shows.
WAS an afterthought, 5-7 years ago. Now we at Microsoft often find that the desktop version is the afterthought; see my other comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24400026 ) for an example.