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Google to launch Powerpoint Clone

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 05 February 2007 - 16:24 · 8 comments & 3967 views

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Google is working on a Web-based Powerpoint clone to complement its Docs & Spreadsheets application, according to files accidentaly discovered by Alex at the Google Operating System blog. The information in the files refers to an application called "Presently" -- apparently a reference to Docs and Spareashsheets' original name Writely.com -- that can convert documents into online slideshows.

The files have since been modified by Google to remove reference to the term "Presently," but a screenshot remains. By launching an online slideshow app, Google completes its office suite and moves closer into competition with products like Zoho, ThinkFree and of course Microsoft Office Live.

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(1 reply) #1 guylaroche on 05 Feb 2007 - 16:30
Interesting.... Not that I'll ever use it. I prefer my desktop-application, thank you.
#1.1 guruparan on 05 Feb 2007 - 19:20
Quote - (guylaroche said @ #1)
Interesting.... Not that I'll ever use it. I prefer my desktop-application, thank you.


Me too..i will stick with my Office 2007...
Think if one wants to type a resume..should he need to go online to google writely & then type there (without all the superb office 2007) features...and save it again into .doc format lol...rather, its simple to open word & do the work needed...


#2 dl0711 on 05 Feb 2007 - 17:40
I'm ready for sum "Google Office Online 2k7"
#3 lbmouse on 05 Feb 2007 - 18:55
Excellent... I'm still waiting for the full Google web-office and GoogleOS. Competition is what helps drive our industry.
#4 +vlsi0n on 05 Feb 2007 - 19:17
No thanks, I think Microsoft is doing an excellent job with their office 2007 software- google will be playing catch up for a long time.
(1 reply) #5 C_Guy on 05 Feb 2007 - 19:23
Right because their online Excel wannabe was sooooo popular
#5.1 lbmouse on 05 Feb 2007 - 19:34
...just like our confidence in Excel is so rock solid. People use the tool that is right for them.
#6 studio57lie on 06 Feb 2007 - 05:22
does this really matter? google search is VERY common but mainstream things such as AIM:Google Talk YAHOO/MSN/ETC:GMAIL alot of things dont work as they would if people weren't in ruts of things that were the only options years ago. sure i would use it, but would others?

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