From 79fafe2f44f5e31522dd93013950474342bfdfb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 15:48:55 -0500 Subject: archived all the stuff from freelancing for wired --- .../Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt | 16 ---------------- 1 file changed, 16 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt (limited to 'published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt') diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d2ada4d..0000000 --- a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -Google has [acquired Zenter][1], an online slideshow maker that has largely flown under the radar. Zenter is actually the second slideshow related software that Google has swallowed in recent months, the first being Tonic Systems. - -Zenter is largely a front end application focusing on presentation and sharing features, while Tonic is is a back end app which can convert Powerpointfiles into Java documents. - -Together the acquisitions pave the way for the missing link in Google Docs -- a Powerpoint competitor. - -Though no firm dates have been revealed, look for the new features to be added to a "Presentations" apps in Google Docs & Spreadsheets sometime soon. - -Now the Google has all the pieces in place Google Docs looks, to be ready to take on Microsoft Office -- especially for those consumers that want online functionality in their office suite, something Office 2007 largely lacks. - -However, as Om Malik over at GigaOm [points out][2], Google needs to work on the integration between the various Google Docs components before it's ready to hit primetime. Thus far Google docs lacks the cohesion of a true "suite." - -The closest competitor in the online market is undoubtedly Zoho, which offers similar tools, but thus far lacks the email integration of GMail (Zoho Mail is currently a private beta). - -[1]: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/more-sharing.html "More sharing" -[2]: http://gigaom.com/2007/06/19/enter-zenter-google-office-is-now-complete/ "Enter Zenter, Google Office is now complete" \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2