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Writely beta review
Reviews Google's Writely remains in limited beta testing. You can sign up on the wait list at writely.com. The major downside is that there's no desktop version of Writely, as there is with ThinkFree; so if you get knocked offline you'll have to open those...
[June 22, 2006, 11:05]
Writely or wrongly
Leader There is much talk of goodness and love, as in: this weekend Writely got some Googlelove and now online editing goodness is free to all. Perversely, Writely may do more harm to the cause of Web 2.0 than good.
[August 21, 2006, 15:20]
Google brings Writely and Spreadsheets together
News Google acquired the online word-processing application Writely in March and launched Google Spreadsheets in June. Google recently opened Writely up to the public. Google dived further into the Web-based productivity-applications market by offering...
[October 12, 2006, 12:10]
Google opens doors to Writely
News Five months after being bought by Google, the Writely online word-processing application is now open for anyone who wants to sign up and use it. Writely has been closed to all but its existing members since its acquisition by search giant Google...
[August 21, 2006, 16:25]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog After a while asking around, I finally get an invite to join Writely, the thin client Ajax word processor that Google bought. With Writely, I just bash the idea plus research notes into the browser, picking up wherever I find myself with more to...
[June 23, 2006, 18:45]
Taking on the Office gorilla, online
News Following Google's acquisition of hosted productivity software start-up Writely in March, there has been an increased buzz around the potential of online Office-like apps to upset Microsoft's dominance.
[May 26, 2006, 14:05]
Google lays foundations for Office rival
News Google has acquired the online word processing company Writely in a move that could bring the search giant into even closer competition with Microsoft. Google's acquisition was announced on both Google's and Writely's blogs on Thursday.
[March 9, 2006, 18:50]
Google Docs & Spreadsheets review
Reviews Although word count was hard to find in Writely, it's now conveniently located in the File drop-down menu. Google Docs & Spreadsheets is built around the now-dead Writely beta word processor and the formerly solo Google Spreadsheets.
[November 28, 2006, 8:26]
Google guns for Microsoft
News In March, Google acquired Writely, a collaborative word processor that runs in a browser. It's hard to imagine how either of these things (Spreadsheets or Writely) is strategic to their business. Google has declined to lay out a full picture of its...
[June 7, 2006, 9:30]
Who needs a word processor? review
Reviews Writely captures events that would cause you to lose data and pops up a window giving you the chance to save your work. However, comparing Word to Writely strictly on features and user interface misses the point.
[April 26, 2006, 11:00]
Zoho Writer beta review
Reviews Unfortunately, as with Google Writely beta, Zoho lacks compatibility with Corel WordPerfect. By default, Zoho Writer organises your open documents within tabs, which we prefer to the way Google's Writely beta pops up a new browser window for each...
[August 2, 2006, 15:20]
Google Spreadsheets turns up heat on Excel
Talkback More importantly, since Google bought up Writely which already supports OpenDocument, when can we expect Google Spreadsheets to support OpenDocument? .xls in not one format but many, which one did Google try?
[June 6, 2006, 19:31]
Google must wake up to security
Leader The addition of Google Mars has kept the geeks happy, while the acquisition of online word processor Writely has fuelled the more mundane predictions of the arrival of Google Office and the ultimate demise of Microsoft.
[March 14, 2006, 13:45]
Google joins OpenDocument group
News Google, whose Writely online word processing program supports ODF, joined the roster of 240 ODF Alliance members this week, Marino Marcich, managing director of the ODF, said on Tuesday. Google has joined a group that is promoting an OpenDocument...
[July 13, 2006, 8:45]
Google Spreadsheets turns up heat on Excel
News Google, which acquired the Writely Web-based word processor in March, is unleashing Web-based services of programs that propelled Microsoft to dominance on the desktop. Google is to launch a Web-based spreadsheet program on Tuesday that will allow...
[June 6, 2006, 9:10]
Google buys Jotspot
News Google bought Jotspot competitor Writely, a hosted word-processing package, in March. Google has continued its round of acquisitions with the purchase of wiki site Jotspot. Google's acquisition was announced on both the Google and Jotspot web sites...
[October 31, 2006, 16:47]
Type and travel: Web-based word processors review
Reviews The portability of Google Docs & Spreadsheets (formerly Writely), Zoho Writer beta and ThinkFree allow you to invite other people to view and edit your work. Who said you need to spend hundreds of pounds on the latest word-processing software?
[November 28, 2006, 11:01]
Microsoft wins latest round in OpenDocument battle
Talkback In contrast, OpenOffice 2, StarOffice 8, Abiword, TextMaker, and Writely support OpenDocument now, and Workplace, WordPerfect and many others will probably be ready within the year. If this is any victory for Microsoft at all, it is not a clear one...
[December 14, 2005, 1:40]
Microsoft: OpenDocument is too slow
News ODF is supported and implemented not just by OpenOffice but by multiple applications including StarOffice, IBM Workplace, KOffice, Abiword/Gnumeric and Google Writely. The OpenDocument Format (ODF) has come under attack from Microsoft, which claims...
[May 25, 2006, 12:45]
Office Live nearly ready for launch
News Rival Google acquired online word-processing company Writely in March and introduced spreadsheet software in June. Office Live is still not an online version of Office, but the set of small business tools has a few new tricks and is heading out of...
[November 1, 2006, 8:29]
