Google Spreadsheet Challenges Microsoft Excel - posted by Day Tooley
The gloves are coming off today as Google releases their free browser-based spreadsheet application.
First, what can it do?
- Import and export of .xls and .csv formatted data.
- Share spreadsheets instantly & collaborate real-time - Pick exactly who can access your spreadsheets.
- Edit your spreadsheets from anywhere - Nothing to download — your browser is all you need.
- Store your spreadsheets securely online - Offsite storage plus multi-site data backup.
As MicroSoft prepares to promote similar collaboration functionality with their Windows Live and Office Live, their solution still requires purchasing and owning Microsoft desktop applications. The free Google solution utilizes Web 2.0 technology where the application is fetched by your browser.
Try it out. You can sign on here.
Any guesses what application is next? Maybe Google's purchase of Writely, a Web 2.0 word processor, can give a hint.
What do you think? Can you see this functionality profiting your business?
Technorati Tags: Web 2.0, collaboration, GoogleJune 6th, 2006 by Day Tooley
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I’m a big fan of Gmail. I can’t wait give google spreadsheet a spin. MS Office is overbuilt and overpriced. Around here we switched to Open Office last year.
Business Week article in the July 10, 2006 issue - “Look Out, Microsoft Office” agrees that a large number of users (who do not need advanced features) will find Web 2.0 applications sufficient.