I’ve always been mystified by Google’s inability to bring Google Docs to Android. It seems like such a no-brainer (that should have been a launch feature). With Google Docs, the company would have a huge selling point for business use. It looks like Google’s cloud-based productivity-suite is finally coming to Android…and iPad too. Here’s a clip from a recent blog post by Google Enterprise president Dave Girouard:
Today we demonstrated new mobile editing capabilities for Google Docs on the Android platform and the iPad. In the next few weeks, co-workers around the world will soon be able to co-edit files simultaneously from an even wider array of devices.
On the Android front, all I have to say is that it’s about frickin’ time! As for the iPad version, I’m all for that too; Google Docs for iPad would make the device exponentially more useful to me.
I used Google Docs heavily at G4tv and continue to use it today. While it doesn’t have all the features of Microsoft Office, it has most of what I need in a lightweight, cloud-based program. Do any of you use Google Docs for work or school? Are you interested in Google Docs for Android and/or iPad?
I've just now heard of this Google Docs and kinda fell like a loser for not knowing and using it before.
I've heard of Google docs for a long time. I'm with Big Blak on this one though, and feel ashamed for not knowing anything about it. I don't know anyone personally who uses this application.
I can make some assumptions about what it does, and if those assumptions are correct I might actually have to start using this and hit myself on the head for not looking into it more in the past. Pretty sure I have seen a little bit of Microsoft Office having something similar that they tried to get me to use, but I think BSU also has some features similar to this for students to use…it sucks though from what I hear.
Not interested. I prefer my productivity software to be accessible offline if need be. Being able to create/edit with dedicated software and local storage is imperative for me.
@smartguy Google Docs used to have an offline mode through Google Gears. It was removed last spring, but the word is that it will return in a different form.