<p>Microsoft Office is far and away the market leader, but it's getting easier for people to use competing products.</p><p>This week has been a pile on for Microsoft Office, with assaults from Apple and Google. Office competitors from those companies are now easier for users to access from any device they choose. And they're likely much cheaper, putting the squeeze on Microsoft which needs to protect its Office cash cow.</p><p>With its roots in consumer search, Google has had some trouble adapting to the sales and support process that businesses expect. That's not to say it hasn't done well Google Apps have done more to dent Office than Microsoft would surely like, and Google Compute Engine is poised to make its way into enterprises.</p><p>Steve Jobs Didn't Think CIOs Were "Real Customers"Stay on top of CITE: Subscribe to the InCITE newsletter.</p><p><a href="http://www.citeworld.com/consumerization/21980/tough-week-microsoft-office-apple-iwork-and-now-hpgoogle-deal">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/464468/microsoft_ambivalence_about_office_web_gives_apple_shot_iwork_icloud/?fp=4&fpid=1398720840">Microsoft&#039;s ambivalence about Office on the Web gives Apple shot with iWork on ...</a> (Computerworld Australia)</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239991/Apple_sees_chance_to_compete_with_Office_on_the_Web_">Apple sees chance to compete with Office on the Web</a> (Computerworld)</p><p><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Apple-Has-Finally-Updated-iWork-Its-MS-Office-4591745.php">Apple Has Finally Updated iWork, Its MS Office Killer (AAPL, MSFT)</a> (San Francisco Chronicle)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dj2Lgc1q-2NXt-M_8uNy7h9Ad_LIM&ned=us">59 additional articles.</a></p>