Google says “Surprise Microsoft!”
Google couldn’t hold it in any longer, “SURPRISE!”
That’s right Google is continuing their push into the realm of document apps, adding a PowerPoint wannabe, clone, twin, whatever, to their current Docs arsenal.
When asked about competing with Microsoft Office, Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, provided the following politically correct Texas Two-step.
“We don’t think it’s a competitor to Microsoft Office,” and “It’s casual and sharing, and a better fit to how people use the Web. My guess is many companies in the audience are building products like this or other variants of this using the emerging architecture.” - ZDnet
I would agree “other companies” are also building Web 2.0-like doc apps, although this just means like Google, they will be competing with Microsoft as well.
Don’t get me wrong, I believe the dance is going to come sometime soon. But with these two giants, I really don’t see it being anything close to a Two-step.
Too bad two POINT OHHHHHH apps effen SUCK compared to desktop apps. Google thinking they can pile the functionality of office 2007 into a little internet/flash application is obscene. Line up another failed event at the googleplex.