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March 12, 2006
Google moves ahead
One of Google's latest acquisitions is the company that develops the online word processor Writely. It seems clear the Google is making another move toward a direct challenge to Microsoft Office and the idea of applications web-based rather than PC-based. Writely has some attractive features, including the ability for multiple people to collaborate on the same document simulataneously. It can import and export MS Word documents. If Google gives it away a la gmail, it could be a winner and a serious challenger to Word.
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Posted by tdr at March 12, 2006 10:17 PM
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I signed up for writely a few months ago but they are no longer accepting new users. If you would like to see how it works I can show you some time. The interface is appealing.
I like how things are moving more and more to web services.
Posted by: Aaron Shaffer at March 13, 2006 09:47 AM
I dont like Microsoft. You would think that a company of that size could produce a stable platform.
My only concern for web services is when the high speed conection is down.
Posted by: malc at March 27, 2006 11:19 AM