Google-Sun Office Suite

More news from the “You heard it here (semi) first” department. You might recall The Anti-Microsoft Entry from August 1st…

In it, I predicted that, among other things, that Google would continue to attack the Microsoft sweet spot and that they were a dark horse that would go from being a search engine to being Microsoft’s biggest competitor virtually overnight.

Google is invading Microsoft�s turf all over the place. Not in all areas. But they are making inroads. What does Google have that Microsoft doesn�t? Platform Neutrality. The web browser is a neutral place. It does not rely on the latest Windows service packs. It does not rely on dlls and libraries. It doesn�t require a runtime. It requires a web browser. That�s it.

And what more�Google is doing it at no charge to the consumer. Google�s committment to advertising revenue is long stated and unwavering. And they do a good job.

Speculation in the industry as it pertains to the future of google revolve around a Google browser, a Google business class version of Gmail (can anyone say Exchange server?), and I�ve even heard talk of a Google operating system. The last one might be a far cry, but who�s to say.

In steps Sun Microsystems, maker of Star Office and OpenOffice to partner with Google. The Google-Sun team plans to release a web-based Office Suite soon, and according to the teaser, could bring the Web OS to bear in the not-too-distant future.

Look out… I said it here long before you guys believed me.

Tagged as: Aaron Brazell, Google, Technology