Google Office definitely not in the making

GOOGLE'S MOVING IN ON Vole territory, by merging its web-based sheet spreader and word processor into one.

But the fat-wadded corporation denies the move has got anything do with taking on the Volish Office.

SpokesGoogle, Jonathan Rochelle, simply said that it "made sense to combine these products and people were asking for that."

He said it doesn't change Google's strategy, and the products lack certain advanced features - such as a talking paper clip that assumes you're writing a letter.

If you fancy trying out the Docs and Spreadsheets software, you should mosey on over here, where as long as you have a Google account you're free to spreadsheet and doc away all you like.

We at the INQ have already given it all a go, which you can read about here, should you be interested.

The "doc" part of Google's Docs and Spreadsheets is pretty standard stuff, rather similar to what you'd expect with an e-mail client or on any given forum. However, for a free and minimal web-based program, it certainly does the trick.

It's true that this stuff most likely won't be competing with Microsoft's domineering Office pack, but provides a handy alternative if you're stuck in the middle of nowhere with an internet connection and without a copy of Office at hand.

While Docs and Spreadsheets doesn't seem to pose a direct threat to Vole's Office, it does show that Google is interested in experimenting (as you probably already knew, what with... Google Earth, Google Toolbar, Google Talk, et al) and branching out. We'll have to see how it goes. µ