BleepingComputer.com: Google Buys Online Word Processing Company

<img src='/images/comp_logos/google_medium.gif' style='float:right' vspace='8' hspace='8'> <b>Google's acquisition of Upstartle, announced on Thursday, will give the search giant new resources for its blogging and advertising efforts, as well as providing a potential rival to Microsoft Office, according to industry observers</b><br /><br />10 March 2006<br /> By Matthew Broersma, Techworld<br /> <br /> Upstartle is best known for Writely, an online word-processor that has been praised for its functionality and design. Writely uses technology typical of so-called Web 2.0 applications, such as AJAX (asynchronous javascript and XML) - also used by Google in services such as Google Maps and GMail.<br /> <br /><br /> <div class='newslinks'><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'> <b>Link: <a href='http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?NewsID=5544' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Full Techworld.com Article</font></a><br /><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'> <b>Link: <a href='http://www2.writely.com/info/WritelyOverflowWelcome.htm' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Writley - The Web Word Processor</font></a><br />

Where is Google heading?

1)World Domination??? 2)Killing M$???? Im saying their going for 1 but hoping their aiming for 2

Maybe "both of the above."
John

BlackSpyder, on Mar 12 2006, 11:34 PM, said:

1) I trust them better than most world leaders. As for number 2...

Die Microsoft, DIIIEEEEE!!!!! Bwahaha!!!!!! ahem...hey, a girl can dream, can't she?

You need chemical therapy...

acklan, on Mar 13 2006, 10:14 PM, said:

I taking pills to regulate my emotions...should I ask my doc to up the dosage?

I'm personally dealing with the issue of "love-hate" relationships.
governments & google.
microsoft & the military.

Powerful applications they are.

Yes, a higher dose might not hurt, rms4evr

This post has been edited by phawgg: 14 March 2006 - 12:54 AM

I have...didn't help. What's the saying? "I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

This post has been edited by acklan: 14 March 2006 - 02:12 AM

Wow...I didn't mean to drag everyone ...I just hate Microsoft . But since this has morphed into "rms4evr has issues," well...I guess when I am passionate about something, I get kind of psycho ...my high school chums and I would get into violent religious and political debates at lunch. Then I would start yelling, and everyone would look at me like I needed to be institutionalized .

...Anyway, Go Google, go!