Google Docs to dethrone MS Office with HTML5 integration
April 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Google Inc, the search giant has recently updated its Google Docs using a new javascript layout engine and HTML5 to enhance and speed up the document, drawing and spreadsheet editors in the application. Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage service that will compete with Microsoft Office or IBM Lotus applications.
The search giant said that the suspension of its Google Gears to begin on May 3 to support offline files, however, Google said it would not affect application performance. Meanwhile, the company will improve HTML5 Web-based offline browser technology functions. It is predicted that the company is pitching today's office workers, who generally use the MS Office suite.
Docs’ documents load faster and offer auto-complete, drag and drop columns, and easier navigation for quick working. The company will also launch drawings editor along with new changes.
Microsoft Office 2010
Earlier this week, Microsoft has released the RTM and Office 2010 suite for enterprise customers will start in the January 12 event. Rest of the world in June of the new packages. To deal with the challenges of documents from Google, Microsoft has included in its most common application, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote in the first Web-based version. This will be in the 64-bit version, but only for Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system. Office 2010 is not supported in Windows XP Professional x64 edition.
Google Docs: New initiatives
Last month, the company had acquired DocVerse, an online collaboration company document, which allows many users online to work with Microsoft Office-compatible document formats such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It seems that the search giant will also use technology in the Google Docs.
In addition, the company plans to team collaboration, where users can offer Office documents to web access, whether they were in Google Docs or MS Office or Lotus Notes is set up. It seems that the company wants to offer real-time solutions to its practicability. It is reported that new layout engine can handle JavaScript to be documented to 50 users in real time in each drawing, spreadsheet and presentation. In the past, users have to wait to be done in a queue for change.
The company has also added sidebar can chat with Doc so users can discuss the changes that are most visible character in nature. The search giant also introduced import and export commitment between Docs and MS Office without losing data ant.
Cost difference
Today, a variety of cloud-based file-sharing services require user fees, but Google Docs is also available for free. Enterprises are increasingly used because of its communication services and enhanced accessibility. In contrast, Microsoft Office suite than all the other more expensive options. There will be three versions, namely Microsoft Office 2010. Office Home and Student Edition, Office Home and commercial and office professional, which will be considered as ? 109.99, ? 239.99 and the price ? 429.99, respectively, in the United Kingdom.