The battle for office and consumer software has been officially opened up again. For Google today announced buying writely. And only a few days after they leaked plans for an online calendar.
We for a while have been talking about the importance of free online software services for consumers and small businesses. The likes of writely are reshaping the way we might one day all use basic software applications such as word processing, calendars and spreadsheets.
The software is free, accessed over the Internet and shareable. And no need for servers or networking cable!
And with Microsoft making strides with Windows and Office Live it is was just a matter of time before Google responded. Buying writely is the right first step. Now they need to think about buying the likes of gOFFICE and launching an entire suite to take on Microsoft Office 2007.
By the end of this year consumers and small businesses will have the real option of setting up all their key systems for free and without servers. Now that sounds good.
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