OK, let me get this right...

You can use MS-OLW to create Office documents... as long as you already have Office running on the same PC.

What exactly is the point of that?

I can sell you a magic pebble that sits on your keyboard and lets you create MS-Office documents too (but you will have to be running MS Office at the same time)

I signed up to Microsoft Office Live, but not to use it - just to get 550 free iPoints towards a free gift of my choosing.

I've never even logged into the service (or even know how!) and I haven't got Microsoft Office either...

How many of those million punters also signed up to gain some free gift...?

What the funk are you talking about? On our floor we use it for masses of mission critical work, especially where collaboration is needed on the same spreadsheet or document.

It's incredibly useful: please explain yourself.

@GettinSadda...

Of course you *can* use the copy of Word on your PC, but sorry --- that is just not cool. You see; it is not an *internet* application...