Google Revs Apps
Posted on Sep 18, 2007 by Stephen
If you’re a Google user like I am (in my off-time), you’ll be happy to learn that Google finally made two long-awaited changes today. First up is the addition of presentations to the Google Docs suite. Although Docs still lags well behind the full-featured office suites (especially Microsoft’s unexpectedly great PowerPoint 2007), this addition does add much to Google’s ammunition in pushing their online office suite. One funny thing, though, is that none of Google’s office apps yet support the XML-based OOXML formats pushed by Apple (iWork), Microsoft (Office 2007), and Novell (OpenOffice). In fact, Google pushes that last – you’d think they’d use the format, too. In other news, a cryptic post shows that Google’s excellent Reader app is finally out of the Lab…
louismg
Sep 18th, 2007
Google Reader just keeps getting better. I recommended it leave the labs last February, and they are listening to suggestions.
Stephen
Sep 18th, 2007
Louis,
I was actually going to link back to your comment about Reader’s deficiencies, but I was too lazy to find it! Thanks!
Stephen