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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

(Google) Blogger for (Microsoft) Word

"Now you can use Blogger right within Microsoft Word. Just download and install the Blogger for Word add-in and a Blogger toolbar will be added to Word allowing you to: Publish to your blog; Save drafts; Edit posts."

Comments: Over at Jupiter Research, Michael Gartenberg says:



Let's see, there's the Google toolbar for IE, there's Google Desktop Search (which works rather well with all of MSFT's desktop applications), Google Earth (Windows only) and now Blogger for Word. It seems rather than introducing their own browser, operating system or applications for the moment, Google is making sure all of their stuff works seamlessly with the most popular platform and applications out there. Where is the MSN Spaces tool for Word?



Microsoft geek blogger Robert Scoble replies that this is what platform companies are about:



That's why I was at Google today. Does that make Google sexier than Microsoft? Yes! But, then our Office users today have an application that they can use that they couldn't have used Office for yesterday. I think that's called a "win-win-win." Google wins. Microsoft wins. Customers win.





PS, Google isn't the only one who can play this game. I work with developers big and small to see if we can make you rich and famous. Who's next?



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