Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Google Office Still in the Wings?

Posted by Hemos on from the Remember-ASPS?-they're-back dept.

Rob writes "Ajax Office, a proposed project to create an open source, web-based suite of office applications, has fallen by the wayside. But the project's founder Paolo Massa is convinced that not only will there be successful open source projects in the space, but that it is only a matter of time before the likes of Google or Yahoo! launch a web-based office suite of their own - going up against Microsoft Office but in the online sphere. "If you think about it, it would mean having access to your office documents from any browser," he told Computer Business Review, outlining his view that a provider could enable the creation and storage of office documents on their web servers. "I think someone will do this within a year," he said."

7 of 308 comments (clear)

  1. Fantastic! by generic-man · · Score: 5, Funny

    OpenOffice.org is a passable imitation of Microsoft Office, but I think it would be really great if someone rewrote everything in JavaScript and let me run it inside a web browser instead of a mature desktop operating system.

    --
    For more information, click here.
  2. I want a Google wife by gelfling · · Score: 4, Funny

    And a Google car, a Googledog and I want to clone myself on Google; Google Self.

    1. Re:I want a Google wife by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I hear that the ladies can already get a husband with gmale.

  3. Re:It was called myWebOs by hey! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why?

    Because WebOs wobbles but it don't fall down.

    --
    Post may contain irony: discontinue use if experiencing mood swings, nausea or elevated blood pressure.
  4. eyeOS got potential but. by krestenk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seems nifty and all. Why doesn't it have a web browser ? Come on an OS without a browser, just wont make it. A browser would make it able to run, this new online operating system. With office suit and all, although it doesn't have a browser.

  5. How about Google Google? by Random+BedHead+Ed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google google is fine for google, however for web apps google google would be very easy for Google. But what about Google Google? Google google google would be Google's to google. Consider:

    1. Google
    2. Google
    3. Yahoo, MSN? No, Google!

    Google Google - the google of the google google.

    Right, that should cover this week's upcoming tech news pretty succinctly.

  6. Re:WTF? by Peridriga · · Score: 4, Funny

    LMAO Hahah

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/04/123422 9&tid=102&tid=217