Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Google has given web users yet another reason not to use Microsoft Office.
In late August, the very unofficial Google Operating System blog noticed that the Mountain View outfit was offering a completely free version of Sun Microsystem's StarOffice 8, the office productivity suite that Sun sells for $70 a pop. When contacted, Google confirmed that its version "includes all the major functionality of the paid ($70) consumer version." Just before I left on holiday Google updated its online Documents service with the addition of a Powerpoint-like presentation creation tool, called Presentations. What's next?