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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."

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  1. and it's now called eyeOS by maharg · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.eyeos.org/

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  2. Someone is already doing it by mustafap · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.writely.com/

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  3. Re:Now this is interesting. by MirthScout · · Score: 5, Informative

    > Provided it was SSL enabled anyway, one thing that chaps my hide
    > is that all these free email clients don't have any security on
    > them. That sort of keeps me from using goggle mail for anything
    > but fluff email.

    Have you tried accessing Google Mail like this:
    https://gmail.google.com/