Back in May, Zoho Writer decided to put Google Gears to good use by launching partial offline support. I say partial because at the time, it did have some limitations. The biggest limitation was the fact that downloaded documents were available in read-only mode which meant editing capabilities weren’t an option. The big news today is that Zoho Writer now supports offline editing so that you can view and edit your documents even when you don’t have an Internet connection.
Ironically enough, Zoho is using Google’s service (Google Gears) to make the offline editing support available, yet Google still doesn’t even offer the offline editing or synchronization for Google Docs. Given that Zoho and Google Docs are competitors, you’d think that Google would be on top of trying to, well… compete and offer similar features.
The video below was put together by the Zoho team and gives you an idea of how it works. They point out that while you can edit your documents offline, not all functionalities are available. Those will be grayed out so you’ll know what features you can and can’t use. Still though, it’s an awesome step forward and will allow those who want to work on a plane or train or anywhere else the chance to do so.
Source: Download Squad
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Well played Zoho. Let Google spend all the effort getting an offline platform set up, then implement it in your apps before Google knows what hit ‘em.
Very true
Kinda funny that Zoho is thanking their competitor for providing the means to take their service offline.
I’m still not sure if I’ll switch.
The ease of having just one account for all my crap is nice. Just one less thing to hassle with.
Plus I am RARELY without an internet connection…so it wouldn’t help me out that much.
I’m never really at a computer without an Internet connection either, but it does go to show how on top of the game Zoho is.