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Google's Quickoffice Purchase Takes Aim At Windows 8

Posted by Soulskill on from the going-for-center-mass dept.

alphadogg writes "Google announced Tuesday it has acquired Quickoffice, whose software could bolster Google Apps on tablets and smartphones. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Google's second buyout in two days (yesterday it announced the acquisition of social/advertising company Meebo) gives the company more ammunition in its fight for the mobile office versus Microsoft, which is steaming ahead with Windows 8 and its Office apps. Quickoffice offers apps for Android and Apple iOS tablets and smartphones, but it's unclear what will become of the iOS ones under Google's domain."

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  1. FRIST POST! by some1somewhere · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:FRIST POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      This is very exciting, i love my google tablet and how it communicates with my pc via chrome and google apps, cant wait to get this going...now if only they would make googel music better looking...go android...