WSJ reports Google plans to release a Spreadsheet product

[yesthattom]

Google plans to release a Web-based spreadsheet application, in the search giant's latest foray into territory dominated by Microsoft.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114954419577771854.html?mod=home_whats_news_us

Comments

[etler.livejournal.com]

Does the data get stored on Google servers?

[docstrange.livejournal.com]

[google] All your numbers are belong to us! [/google]

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

You think I can say?

[etler.livejournal.com]

Well, the articles talk about people being able to share data between machines, and I can't think of a way it would work otherwise, so I'm guessing that the answer is a big yes. It's a tough call sort of. On one side of the coin, people seem to have no problem storing their personal information on the servers of a random company. Gmail is huge, hell I use it. I don't get any financial or other sensitive things e-mailed to me ("Try out our new e-statements!" "No.") though if I can help it.

I'm just imagining a bunch of people using it for business related stuff though. Which is scary, for them, even if they don't realize it. Grounds for termination scary if you ask me.

[prettypammie.livejournal.com]

If it has all the features of Excel and they can spin pivot tables in it, I have a customer who needs it.

-P