Google Docs Vs. Microsoft Word

[The_Big_K]

It makes perfect sense for us to have debates of technical nature. Now I'm not very sure how good this debate topic is -

"Will Google Docs replace Microsoft Word in the long run?"

I understand that right now, the two products cannot be compared for one is web based & the other is a desktop application.

Let the fight begin!

-The Big K-

[pad]

i wish i could be an oracle....

if i compare these two on functional basis... google is going to throw M$ out of business...(provided google keeps the pace for another two years)... M$ Office is a great product but... u know what... it locks u in... just to share M$ docs u need a great infrastructure in place... and we use only about 5-6% of features for the price we pay to purchase 100% of features.

well... the way technology is changing... desktop application vs web-application is not much a matter of concern.

google has great innovators... i vote in their favour....

NOW THE HISTORY: qwerty is the keyboard layout we use and is default on most systems. THIS IS CRIPLED AND STILL USED overlooking DVORAK layout which is much better... how may of us are aware i dont know....
Moral... just good products dont win... a little luck is also needed

[kidakaka]

Would prefer Google Docs because of the following reasons -
1. I hate Microsoft (ok ... I am just kidding ... I just dislike it )
2. Online collaboration becomes a piece of cake
3. I just need a browser to use the documents, no Office is needed

[The_Big_K]

Originally Posted by kidakaka

Would prefer Google Docs because of the following reasons -
1. I hate Microsoft (ok ... I am just kidding ... I just dislike it )
2. Online collaboration becomes a piece of cake
3. I just need a browser to use the documents, no Office is needed

Probably reason#1 is the biggest reason why people want to use Google Docs. I'll wait for few more replies before I comment

I've no clue if Office Live solves the problem of online collaboration. I have tried the latest version of MS Word and believe me, it rocks!

-The Big K-

[crook]

Originally Posted by kidakaka

Would prefer Google Docs because of the following reasons -
1. I hate Microsoft (ok ... I am just kidding ... I just dislike it )
2. Online collaboration becomes a piece of cake
3. I just need a browser to use the documents, no Office is needed

I go with MS Word. For me its really easy to fire up my Word and start composing a message. I really hate when browser hangs up or takes up forever to show up. I seldom use online collaboration.

[kidakaka]

Do you use IE by any chance ... What about OpenOffice? ... I know we are comparing Google Docs Vs. Microsoft Word here, but the OpenOffice suite is also pretty nifty. It takes some time to load (thinks its java based), but once its up and running, its as good as any.