What some people call the triple play…

Posted by on Sep 17, 2007 in Tech | Comments Off

I am calling the 4 strikeout inning.  If you include Gmail, Docs, Spreadsheets, and now this, that’s four big plays (not three) and I’m trying to stick with the baseball analogy.  So there you have it, Google now has the 4 strikeout inning.

Google has now opened up “Presently” which is their new competitor to Microsoft’s PowerPoint.  It looks pretty straightforward, and like Googles other offerings, very basic.  That’s what’s great about their products, but it’s also what will hold them back from being “Enterprise Ready.”

I like the look of it, and from what I have seen thus far, I think I may use it for small team collaboration.  It will take awhile for this to infiltrate any non startup offices, but it’s a start.  The reason I have used Googles “Docs” and “Spreadsheets” have been because they’re easy to use and easy to share and collaborate with friends who have gmail.  If you are working on a small presentation and don’t want to spend the money on Microsoft Office, you may want to check out “Presently.”  If you’re going to be working on a single computer and don’t have to share the document all the time, I’d stick with PowerPoint for now.

Also, on another interesting note.  I read about this on TechCrunch.  They have said that Google was supposed to release “Presently” at TechCrunch40 tomorrow, but that the site is now live.  Seems kinda weird to scoop your own conference doesn’t it???  The site’s live so I guess they have to say something, but truth of the matter is, I doubt many people would realize until the news hit TechCrunch and Digg.