Comments on: Google welcomes Writely sign-ups

Online word processor figures to be part of the search giant's counterweight to Microsoft's Office Live strategy.

[jchandler15]

Google Opening Up Writely to The Public

I personally believe this is a good move by Google, writely is a brillant piece of software and i throughly recommend you to use it

Thanks
Josh Chandler

[bobby_brady]

Why should I use this when I can just use OpenOffice?

I can simply download OpenOffice for free. So why should I use some online word processor?

[mrorie]

Well...

I work on documents for a week or so at a time. Being able to save them online will save me from having to upload/download them every day from an FTP or a USB drive. It's a little extra convenience, which goes a long way when you transfer something every day.

Besides, since this can save out to an Open Office file, what's to prevent you from using both? They're both free (at the moment).

[xcgeek]

Great for project collaboration

Well today I had to send out a project task list and objectives document to several people (all in different parts of the country) for feedback and discussion. As I don't want 5 versions of this floating around, Writely gives me a great central place for storage, viewing, editing (with revision history) and even tells you if someone else is simulataniously editing it at the same time, it's just perfect for what I need.

[pbookman]

Google Bamboozles Microsoft

"Google Office" is a strategic ploy to divert Microsoft resources into Office Live and away from search. I think Google may keep nudging its Office threat along, just enough to keep Microsoft worried. For more on this, see the AUgust 17 post on http://BookmansBusiness.blogspot.com.

[Captain_Spock]

These "the online word-processing application...

... "spreadsheet and calendaring offerings..." are nothing new; as, it appears that some folks might have just been able to "open their eyes" and minds after drinking a few cups of "Lotus KONA":

http://www.morochove.com/watch/cw/ff70206.htm

[X-C3PO]

Google want to know your everyting

I am not so aggree to put everything on the Internet, especially your financial data or your writing. These are very privately.

You might be know when you are using the gmail, After close the gmail broswe window without log out then you still keep login the google, so google can know what you did on search; But this time you try to use the gmail again, and it will ask you to login again. So weird? No, it just play the trick.

[Candya]

Maybe it is free but

Think about it? Just think about it. A year or two mad me iffy of Google due to one of google's items being a major problem. Servers dock IP Addresses thats how they know who broke in and damaged their server items, or website. One question to ask is how much info does the server get from the products users? Second one is where does these finished documents go? Saved on computer? Files saved on server? Bad idea. The more people that connect to a server the slower the server reacts. Server is done you wont be able to retreive the program. Wont be able to to use the program if your net is down. And depending on where your finished data goes, your files could be out of reached or virused. Anyways nice light program but I think the potential free product users should asks lots of questions before they dare go remote.

[Candya]

linspire are you kidding me?

Linspire ohh yes the ones that made the most irritating nonsence of a OS of sorts. That was fun taking Linspire and making it win XP. that was a fun trip that I dont want to do ever again. Linspire products dont work well on Windows based computers. If you want to try go ahead but I wouldnt advertise Linspire... sorry Linspire Im not stupid. No offense ok? Just saying people that seem to know everything from openbsd, windows, linux dont like to suggest it either. To much bolognue i guess