Comments on: CNET Readers Give Reaction to Google Spreadsheet http://cybernetnews.com/cnet-readers-give-reaction-to-google-spreadsheet/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/cnet-readers-give-reaction-to-google-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-4143 Inferno_str1ke Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:38:03 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/06/07/cnet-readers-give-reaction-to-google-spreadsheet/#comment-4143 I think the matter of ditching one for another is sort of moot - Excel is a well established commercial piece of software that has been around for over a decade, wheras this is a browser application that's only just gone into beta. Commercial software will, for a while, have an advantage because they can be made independant of browser concerns. But soon we may see these AJAX apps making a real impression. Just as long as they remain free. I think the matter of ditching one for another is sort of moot – Excel is a well established commercial piece of software that has been around for over a decade, wheras this is a browser application that’s only just gone into beta.

Commercial software will, for a while, have an advantage because they can be made independant of browser concerns. But soon we may see these AJAX apps making a real impression. Just as long as they remain free.

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