Google Pulls The Microsoft Move... On MicrosoftCRN has been following the story of Writely, the web-based word processor bought by Google, for some time now (see Ed Moltzen from last November. But with the announcement of Google's business suite, Barbara Darrow sees Google having an opportunity to out-Microsoft Microsoft in the bundled software space. "Microsoft types pooh pooh the Google threat, countering that Writely et al. are underpowered and feature constrained compared to Word and Excel. What they don't seem to get is that most people blast Office apps for for being "over featured" and overly complex." Posted by Joe Caponi at 08:51 AM, August 30, 2006 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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