Google Launches Powerpoint Competition, Web Ads for Mobile Devices

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday September 18, 2007 @02:08AM from the never-a-dull-moment-in-mountain-view dept.

fullstop writes "Google has finally launched their online presentation tool to complete its office offerings at Google Docs." Relatedly several users have also mentioned that Google plans to start selling ads for cell phone-targeted websites. "The company said that its new product, AdSense for Mobile, would establish a cellphone advertising network in which Google would match ads with the content of mobile Web pages, much as it does online. Other Internet giants, including Yahoo and AOLTime Warner, as well as some start-ups, have also created advertising networks tailored for mobile phones."

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Re:Not so sure... by SoulDad570 · 2007-09-18 02:45 · Score: 1, Redundant

For example, Apple has taken some marketshare away from Powerpoint with Keynote (insofar as I've seen people using it instead of MS Office), but only because they have a captive market to sell to.
Huh? In what way does Apple have a captive market? Mac users have choices; MS Office 2004, NeoOffice, OpenOffice, or Keynote. I personally used Office 2004 for several years. I chose to buy iWork 08 because it's a great applications suite! Now I find myself using it almost exclusively.
Mac users are a discerning lot. We are not forced into anything.
Ciao,
Rick