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Because google wasn't able to build anything complex with JS, like say, a document editor that synchronises changes across multiple clients.
by taybenlor 14y ago
Because google wasn't able to build anything complex with JS, like say, a document editor that synchronises changes across multiple clients.
- BHSPitMonkey 14y agoTechnically, Writely built that editor, and Google acquired Writely.
- kylemathews 14y agoGoogle Spreadsheets predates the Writely purchase and in any case, that purchase was in 2006, 6 years ago, so almost certainly Google Docs is 2-3 code rewrites past whatever the Writely team wrote.