Google Office Still in the Wings?

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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The Internet Ate it

[AviLazar]

If you think about it, it would mean having access to your office documents from any browser

"I swear professor, my internet connection went down last night and I couldn't work on my project." Or, how about this, Google ads in your document which uses relevant text words from the document. Can you see any businesses utilizing this technology when their proprietary information is being dissected?

THe biggest problem, other then privacy, of Internet based programs like this is what happens when you can't connect to the server. You are in a world of hurting. How many people have played online games and not been able to connect at one point or another - frustrating, now imagine if it's for a project due the next day or hour.