Google Spreadsheets

[Asher]

http://spreadsheets.google.com

This one came out of the blue. Shot across the bow of MS Office...albeit it's extremely basic compared to Excel,
but most people only use basic functionality anyway.

With Google's purchase of Writely, expect a Word Processor shortly.

[OzzyKP]

Interesting. I signed up for it.

[Jon Miller]

Where is the synergy?

JM

[Kuciwalker]

I signed up earlier, waiting for the email.

With Google's purchase of Writely, expect a Word Processor shortly.

With Google's purchase of Writely, they already have a word processor. Albeit one not entirely integrated into the whole Google visual scheme.

[Asher]

Does Writely permit people to sign up yet?

[Kuciwalker]

Oh. I'd forgotten about that. I registered about 12 hours before they closed it off

[Kuciwalker]

However you can still get in by invitation (if an existing user adds you as a collaborator).

[Geronimo]

Re: Google Spreadsheets

Originally posted by Asher

http://spreadsheets.google.com

This one came out of the blue. Shot across the bow of MS Office...albeit it's extremely basic compared to Excel,
but most people only use basic functionality anyway.

With Google's purchase of Writely, expect a Word Processor shortly.

is it better than Openoffice at least?

[Verto]

Re: Re: Google Spreadsheets

Originally posted by Geronimo


is it better than Openoffice at least?

It doesn't matter, it has "Google" attached to it.

[Asher]

It's better than OpenOffice in that it doesn't take 10 minutes to load, it doesn't crash frequently, and it doesn't look fugly.

[Donegeal]

So is it an on-line spreadsheet or a program you download?

How well, if at all, do other spreadsheets load in it?

[Geronimo]

Somehow it doesn't seem "fair" that a company is going to release a free product that will directly compete against one of the flagship products that microsoft currently charges for. What on earth did poor microsoft ever do to be the target of such spiteful tactics?

[Asher]

Google Spreadsheet will not compete directly with Excel, but with Excel Live.

MS has free up-coming web-based Office tools too. Two versions: one is free (ad-based like Google Spreadsheet), the other will be ad-free for a subscription.

[Kuciwalker]

Er, Google Spreadsheet doesn't look ad-based to me...

[Asher]

That's because it's a Google Labs project right now, not a commercial page.

Google makes its money by ads, you're a fool if you don't think Google Spreadsheet will have ads when it's released like Google.com, gmail, etc.