GWritely Mar 9 2006
Ooh, a favourite of mine, Writely, acquired by Google. Can’t say I’m surprised, it was such a quality service that it was only a matter of time before one of the big boys decided “hey, that’d be a nice feather in our cap”. Add to that Google’s apparent desire to crush Microsoft, and you’ve got the recipe for one nice acquisition. No figures banded about from what I can see yet though, it’d be interesting to see how it stacks up to a few other interesting sales over the last few months. Glad to see current service is unaffected, as it’s something I use regularly (dare I say, almost rely on?). Also, smart move locking down registrations for the time being, should ensure that there’s no degradation in the service due to the obvious interest spike this will create. Exciting times, and congratulations to the guys and gals over at Writely.
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