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The things that make Docs and Sheets and such attractive aren't really the ability to create and edit documents -- we all have perfectly adequate versions of th
by dsr_ 6y ago
The things that make Docs and Sheets and such attractive aren't really the ability to create and edit documents -- we all have perfectly adequate versions of that on our laptops and desktops already -- so much as the availability of those documents on a shareable networked infrastructure. "Here's the URL to see my doc, here's the URL to edit the same copy in place" are the most powerful features.
If, say, Backblaze or Dropbox wanted to put a higher-value service on top of their storage infrastructure, I think that would be a good way to go.
- froh 6y agoLike onecloud or nextcloud with libre office plugins? Or office365?
- sfifs 6y agoHave you used Office 365 and OneDrive? You actually get a nearly full blown Word and Excel with the same file sharing features :-)
- selectodude 6y agoYou can link the desktop versions to OneDrive and get the actual full blown word and excel.
- falcor84 6y agoI personally have had very bad experiences with collaborative editing on Word 365, with it locking whole sections of the doc because someone else is editing them, while in Google Docs even editing the same sentence (e.g. adding items to a list) at the same time Just Works™.
- bombledmonk 6y agoHow long ago was that? I've been thoroughly impressed with the installed o365 apps' ability to live multi-user edit these days.
- falcor84 6y agoAh, that's good to know. I last tried it about a year ago, will try again
- criddell 6y agoDropbox does have Dropbox Paper.