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> Google isn't even trying (it's web only- the equivalent of iCloud.com without the numbers, pages and keynote apps for mobile and desktop.) That's not a slam
by Mikeb85 12y ago
> Google isn't even trying (it's web only- the equivalent of iCloud.com without the numbers, pages and keynote apps for mobile and desktop.) That's not a slam on google, the web is what google does. It's just the closest competitor.
Really? Google syncs docs, photos, music, and all sorts of stuff from mobile devices. They have a Drive desktop client (for PC and Mac).
And you say it doesn't have the equivalent of Numbers, Pages, or Keynote, but they do. It just so happens that there's a web client for all your word processing, spreadsheet and presentation needs in Google-land (with very cool features like simultaneous multi-user editing and Javascript scripting with a script repository).
Anyhow, Google does have equivalents to what you listed, they work great, not sure about iCloud (don't use it), just wanted to clear that up.
- a_c_s 12y agoYou missed the key word: "numbers, pages and keynote APPS". The parent's point is that Google doesn't have an offline version of their productivity suite, so they aren't trying to do the same thing Apple is.
- emu 12y agoSure they do: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2375012?hl=en https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2375012?hl=en
- Mikeb85 12y agohttps://support.google.com/docs/answer/2375012?hl=en https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2375012?hl=en Jus sayin'... Browser based doesn't mean online-only...
- kukkukb 12y agoYes they do: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=google%20docs&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/search?q=google%20docs&hl=en Docs, Sheets and Slides are all APPS now, with real-time syncing
- MCRed 12y agoWhen your spreadsheet is a web app, you don't need to sync. Because there is no native app to sync to. That's a whole lot easier than figuring out how to do sync.
- Mikeb85 12y agoReally? So websites just magically sync data? This is news. And here I am messing with databases n shit....