Google Docs goes down, user data does not [Updated]
Google's Documents and Spreadsheets service went down for approximately 45 minutes earlier this morning.
The service, Google's online productivity suite, went from having some features not working, like the log-out button and the document creation drop-down menu, to coming up with a 404 page.
The downtime calls into question the importance that online Web applications play in business use, as well as how Google's free document services have come to replace software solutions such as Microsoft Office for some users or teams that use Google's real-time collaboration features.
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