Google vs Microsoft Office

JaJae · 02-22-2007, 10:21 PM

Google to launch new office tools in challenge to Microsoft-Business-Industry Sectors-Technology-TimesOnline

Google will launch an assault on one of Microsoft’s biggest earners today when it unveils its first suite of paid-for office tools.

For $50 (£26) a year per user, Google Apps Premier Edition will offer corporate customers a bundle of web-based applications including e-mail, a word processor and a spreadsheet. It will compete with Microsoft’s Office, which includes the software stalwarts Word and Excel.

Should be interesting. With new PCs today typically coming with Microsoft Office installed or everyone have a pirate version I don't see Google putting much of a dent in it. The newest version of Office allows for internet sharing of files so Google will have its hands full if it wants to tap into the market dominated by Microsoft.

Ardentfrost · 02-22-2007, 11:43 PM

We talked about this before didn't we?

Scrum · 02-23-2007, 01:55 AM

I have been using Open Office for a while now. It works just like the MS tools and it's free.

Simius · 02-23-2007, 02:00 AM

Open office is really slow compared to Word and Excel. I just use a pirated copy of MS Office.

Dumpy Dooby · 02-23-2007, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by JaJae

Google to launch new office tools in challenge to Microsoft-Business-Industry Sectors-Technology-TimesOnline

Should be interesting. With new PCs today typically coming with Microsoft Office installed or everyone have a pirate version I don't see Google putting much of a dent in it. The newest version of Office allows for internet sharing of files so Google will have its hands full if it wants to tap into the market dominated by Microsoft.

Google has been tapping in on Microsoft's market share for a while now. This is really nothing new.

I think this will cause Microsoft Office to drastically drop in price.

motivez · 02-23-2007, 10:12 AM

I dunno about a yearly fee.

Scrum · 02-23-2007, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Simius

Open office is really slow compared to Word and Excel. I just use a pirated copy of MS Office.

Works fast on my machine.

Simius · 02-23-2007, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

Works fast on my machine.

I was using the open office spreadsheet program. I had to make a fairly complicated spreadsheet to help my brother figure out the odds of something by compiling a bunch of data. Whenever I changed one number it would lock up for a good 3 minutes while it redid all the math. By comparison, I had an Excel sheet on my slower computer that was literally thousands of lines long and whenever I changed a number it had to recalculate atleast 20 formulas per line... it was lightning quick on Excel. (Don't ask why I had such complicated formulas... you might realize I am an uber-nerd.

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It works fine if it is just a spreadsheet with no calculations, however.

Ardentfrost · 02-23-2007, 11:34 PM

At 10 times the price, of Google's projected price (infinitely more expensive than Open Office), I think a little bit of speed difference is acceptable.

JaJae · 02-24-2007, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by Ardentfrost

At 10 times the price, of Google's projected price (infinitely more expensive than Open Office), I think a little bit of speed difference is acceptable.

I agree. Open Office is great.

Dumpy Dooby · 02-24-2007, 12:08 AM

ReactOS is working with OpenOffice. As soon as they get it working with DirectX, I'm gonna get it.