Google Docs: Writely and Spreadsheets Merge

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Google | Comments: 0 | View blog reactions

With the acquisition of Writely and the combination of the Spreadsheets, Google now has Google Documents.

Google combined their newest acquisition of Writely and their original "office flagship" spreadsheet product to create Google Docs.

It seems with the acquisition of YouTube, this newsworthy item slipped under my radar, but another site caught it.

Google Docs now provides a convenient location for all of your documents (Writely) and Spreadsheets in one central location.

One great feature is the ability to import Microsoft Word documents into Writely. Awesome!

Of course, you also have the ability to share your spreadsheets and documents with individuals online. Another feather in their cap for collaboration!

In my opinion, this is one of the better ways to move from Microsoft Office to a more online, standardized, and collaborative office environment. According to their New Features page, they aren't stopping there. There will be a lot more features in the future and all I can say is that I can't wait to see what's next.

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