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Google Spreadsheets turns up heat on Excel

June 5, 2006 Web-based program puts search giant in even more competition with rival Microsoft. Images: Google's Excel challenge TAGS: spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, product manager, Google Inc., CSV, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Google combines word processing, spreadsheets

October 11, 2006 Beta of Google Docs & Spreadsheets launches; free product lets people collaborate online in real time. TAGS: Google Docs, spreadsheet, Writely, word-processing, Google Inc., Real-Time, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Rivals make run at Microsoft Office

September 18, 2007 Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so. TAGS: Lotus, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., desktop software, open source, Microsoft Corp., small business, spreadsheet, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Linux

Google guns for Microsoft

June 6, 2006 Google Spreadsheets targets Office, but analysts say Microsoft probably shouldn't worry...until the consumers begin to influence the enterprise. TAGS: spreadsheet, Writely, Google Inc., enterprise, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.

Google buys Web word-processing technology

March 9, 2006 Showing it's interest in enabling people to handle office tasks over the Net, Google buys Upstartle, maker of Writely. TAGS: Writely, Google Inc., word-processor, OpenOffice, word-processing, Microsoft Office, blog, Microsoft Corp.

Reader poll: Spreadsheets could erode Excel user base

June 7, 2006 Many Excel users might migrate to Google Spreadsheets, other options, according to an informal News.com poll. TAGS: spreadsheet, reader, Microsoft Excel, Google Inc., collaboration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Opening doors beyond Microsoft Office

September 20, 2007 Redmond's desktop software dominance faces an uprising of alternatives from the likes of IBM, Google and Yahoo. TAGS: desktop software, IBM Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Redmond, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Google goes wild for wikis

October 31, 2006 With acquisition of JotSpot, search king picks up another little piece of what could eventually be a giant tech empire. TAGS: JotSpot, Wiki, Google Docs, Google Inc., Writely, acquisition, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, YouTube, Microsoft Corp., brand, video

Office Live exits beta

November 15, 2006 Microsoft's Net-based software becomes generally available in U.S., while betas are released in U.K., France, Japan and Germany. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live, beta, Microsoft Office, web-based application, Steve Ballmer, France, Japan, Germany, Microsoft Corp., U.K., U.S., Google Inc.

Week in review: Deal or no deal in YouTube?

October 13, 2006 Google buys video-sharing service and adds to the Office 2.0 wave. Chipmakers talk speed, while Toyota touts ethanol. TAGS: YouTube, copyright law, Week in review, Google Docs, litigation, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, IBM Corp., video, Microsoft Corp.

Google welcomes Writely sign-ups

August 21, 2006 Online word processor figures to be part of the search giant's counterweight to Microsoft's Office Live strategy. TAGS: Writely, ThinkFree, word-processing, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Google taps Capgemini to bring big business to Apps

September 10, 2007 The two companies announce a partnership that aims to crack into large corporations with the search giant's online Google Apps. TAGS: Capgemini, Google Apps, corporation, SOA, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, small business, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft swipes at Google Apps

September 12, 2007 Redmond responds to Google's alliance with Capgemini by suggesting that Google Apps is not appropriate for many businesses. TAGS: Google Apps, Capgemini, software-as-a-service, enterprise, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: Google's low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office

February 22, 2007 While Google Apps Premier Edition isn't yet on par with the dominant productivity suite, the Google mystique and the $50 price count for a lot. TAGS: Google Apps, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Groove Networks Inc., commentary, Google Inc., collaboration, Microsoft Office, document management, Google Talk, manufacturing, Gmail, note, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft to Google: Hands off enterprise search

July 13, 2006 COO Kevin Turner says Redmond will fight to win the corporate search market--"it's our house." TAGS: enterprise search, Kevin Turner, COO, Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., IBM Corp., conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Google Gears churns toward Microsoft

May 31, 2007 New Google software brings Web-based applications offline, positioning the company in what some say is direct competition with Microsoft. TAGS: Google Inc., Google Apps, web-based application, Google Docs, collaboration, RSS, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Businesses to buy into Google Apps Premier Edition?

February 22, 2007 Subscription version of Gmail, Google Talk and other services--$50 a year per user--now includes Docs & Spreadsheets. TAGS: Google Apps, Google Inc., productivity suite, Google Docs, Google Talk, Gmail, business application, API, mobility, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Google joins OpenDocument group

July 13, 2006 OpenDocument Format Alliance adds search giant to member list, touting application-indifferent document-reading skills. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Google Inc., spreadsheet, document, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Google's grand ambitions

December 23, 2008 Company tried extending its prowess to browsers, phones, display ads, and online applications in 2008. The economy and federal regulators, however, dampened some of its plans. TAGS: Google Inc., Google Apps, Google Docs, economy, Gmail, open source, Web browser, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft Office heads to the Web

October 1, 2007 Coming soon: Beta of Office Live Workspace, a free tool for viewing, sharing and storing--but not editing--Office documents online.Video: Office Live Workspace looks to narrow Google Apps gap TAGS: Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Live, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., server, Microsoft Windows
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