Microsoft released a lot of details about various items its working on today at their Professional Developers Conference show. The big news was Windows 7 itself where they detailed a wide range of updated features and changes from how Vista works (or doesn’t, depending on which side of the fence you’re on). Steve Sinofsky also demonstrated Windows 7 running on a 1GHz netbook and reports indicate that it was pretty snappy and quite a bit thinner than its bloated cousin, Vista.

Microsoft didn’t stop at that, either. Some information was made official regarding MS’ plans to start offering an online version of its Office suite. The general idea is apparently to step into the space already occupied by Google and other online services while still offering the larger, more cumbersome, very expensive desktop version of the applications. Targetted applications are Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote in both ad-supported and premium paid editions. As expected, Office Live will reside on Windows Live. woot.

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