Google says Docs to catch up to Office next year
A Google exec says that Docs isn't "mature" enough yet for businesses but that another 30 to 50 updates will bring it up to speed with Microsoft Office.
SINGAPORE--In a year, most enterprises will have the choice to "get rid" of Microsoft Office if they so choose, suggests Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division.
Girouard said in an interview here with ZDNet Asia that he expects Google's online suite of applications, Google Docs, to reach a "point of capability" next year that it will serve the "vast majority's needs."
He acknowledged that Docs is currently "much less mature" than Google Mail or Calendar. "We know it. We wouldn't ask people to get rid of Microsoft Office and use Google Docs because it is not mature yet," he said.
But this is expected to change in about a year, after the company's introduces another "30 to 50" updates.
Read more of "Google: Firms can 'get rid' of Office in a year" at ZDNet Asia.