03-10-2006, 12:24 PM
Quote:Google has acquired the online word processing company Writely in a move that could bring the search giant into even closer competition with Microsoft.
The acquisition sees Google gain another foothold in the online productivity application arena, in which Microsoft is attempting to position itself in with Office Live...
The move follows speculation about whether Google intends to take on Microsoft's Office productivity suite in some shape or form...
full article: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020...660,00.htm
Quote:Has Writely been acquired by Google?
Yes! We are very happy to confirm that we are now part of Google!
How will this change your product plans for Writely?
We haven't yet figured out all the details. Coming to Google will eventually give us a leg up on getting things done that we just haven't been able to with our tiny team. But this will take time - our team isn't going to grow exponentially overnight - so please don't hound us with feature requests any more than you have been already!
When will the site look different?
Not for a while. If you're registered, and you want updates on our progress, make sure you've got "Announcements" turned on in your Settings. You can also check out our Blog for our team musings.
Will you start showing Google ads in my documents?
There are currently no plans to add advertising to the site. If that changes, we'll let folks know...
Quote:What does Writely do?
Writely allows you to edit documents online with whomever you choose, and then publish and blog them online.
What exactly can I do with it?
You can:
  * Upload Word documents, OpenOffice, RTF, HTML or text (or create documents from scratch).
  * Use our simple WYSIWYG editor to format your documents, spell-check them, etc.
  * Invite others to share your documents (by e-mail address).
  * Edit documents online with whomever you choose.
  * View your documents' revision history and roll back to any version.
  * Publish documents online to the world, or to just who you choose.
  * Download documents to your desktop as Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF*, HTML or zip.
  * Post your documents to your blog.
http://www2.writely.com/info/WritelyOverflowFAQ.htm
Writely.com web site: http://www.writely.com