Google：一年後企業就可拋棄MS Office
Google公司企業事業部總裁Dave Girouard宣稱，一年後，大多數企業就可以選擇「拋棄(微軟)Office」。
……他不諱言，目前的Docs還不像Google Mail或Calendar那麼成熟。「我們明白。我們還不會要求人們拋棄Microsoft Office、改用Google Docs，因為它還不夠成熟。」
不過，Girouard表示一年後情況將改觀，屆時Google會推出「30到50」次的Docs更新，以強化這個辦公室用的軟體服務(software-as-a-service，SaaS)。他表示，這些更新將包括改良的功能與增強的效能。
我不覺得有這麼簡單啦。人們要「拋棄」Office，得先有勇氣和能耐拋棄Windows、.doc格式、以及整套的Windows使用觀念和習慣。拋棄Office也好、甚至拋棄Windows也好，在Google Docs之類的跨平台服務逐漸成熟之後也許會發生，但至少應該不會是一年後的事情。
In a year, most enterprises will have the choice to "get rid of [Microsoft] Office if they chose to", suggests Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division.
I don't think it would be that easy. People may need the courage and motivation to move away from the whole mindset of Windows, doc format and the (re-installation) workflow before they can really ditch Office. As online SaaS like Google Docs becomes more sophisticated, people may consider solutions other than Office or Windows, but it won't happen in a year.
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