Comments on: Why Google Apps Falls Short

By: Tinhed

Tinhed — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:39:02 +0000

Why not fall on star office that is now a part of google pack.?

By: netster007x

netster007x — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:11:09 +0000

I read somewhere (maybe PCW), and agree, that Microsoft’s biggest competitor when it comes to Office is Microsoft. The older Office versions get the job done, and so many don’t bother paying for the upgrades. I think Office 07 did an excellent job in combating this, though, since it actually includes significant, user friendly improvements.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:52:37 +0000

@Peripatetic: If Google spent more time making Docs and Spreadsheets into a more full-featured services, it wouldn’t be so bad. But like you said, they’re charing for it and at this point, I think it’s a mistake.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:22:29 +0000

You’re definitely right there. I’ve tried Google Docs and everything, but I’ve never seen that much appeal to using it as your sole Office suite. It lacks a lot of the power that Office suites have, and not being able to run my own backups minimizes the amount of trust I have for such a service.

By: Peripatetic

Peripatetic — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:52:31 +0000

Of course the MS Office EULA no doubt also has the usual disclaimers of merchantability, warranty, direct and consequential losses, and indemnification, etc. But that aside, I complete agree that Google Apps is no Office replacement. I think Google is making a mistake in starting to charge for Apps and in positioning it as an Office alternative so soon. It could be a truly disruptive product, but forcing users to compare it with Office right now is only going to highlight its shortcomings instead of its advantages.