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Writely.com Beta - Google's Answer to Word

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-options-for-fun-and-excitement dept.

bahree writes "Google has launched their beta version of Writely.com. Writely is their word processor and answer to Microsoft Word. In addition to the usual editing features it includes many collaboration features, as well as the ability to save documents as PDFs and RSS feeds."

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  1. Sweet by Spazntwich · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure this will also feature Google's well known "infinite retention" plan, whereby anything you ever write is saved on their backup servers, sent into space as microwaves to be preserved should the earth be destroyed, and also dumped into several randomly selected alternate dimensions so even cataclysmic destruction of our reality can't get rid of your records.

    1. Re:Sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      even cataclysmic destruction of our reality can't get rid of your records

      Which means, of course, that any three-lettered government agency should have no trouble whatsoever getting them. And you thought that the death of the universe would help your sorry ass... ;)

    2. Re:Sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Unfortunately, I have it on good authority that alternate dimensions use IBM Deskstars.

  2. ASP.net by jt2377 · · Score: 1, Funny

    it's ASP.net! so... Google use Microsoft's technology to answer Microsoft's product. humm...

  3. I found a major bug!!! by nbahi15 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have discovered a major flaw in this version of the product. It offers Comic Sans as a font!!! Please Google, kill Comic Sans, kill.

  4. Oddly enough... by Ichigo+Kurosaki · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google is not in its dictionary.

  5. selfish reporter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    the guy posting this is a selfish fish, he links to himself. lets kill his kittens and burn his cake.

  6. Re:What?! by ArbitraryConstant · · Score: 1, Funny

    Or, you know, download Firefox...

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    I rarely criticize things I don't care about.
  7. Re:All your.aspx belong to us. by Frightening · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's

    All your base are belong to us!

    Please watch your grammar.