Writely, stuff happens

Much has been spoken about Google acquiring Writely, the Web word processing firm. But Victor Keegan's in-depth article in The Guardian says more than just give plain Jane information about what could easily be the most far-reaching deal in Internet history.

Google's acquisition is important for various reasons, but to predict how Google will dominate how we conduct our lives in the future is an exercise in futility. To cut the crap, here is a list of services that Google already has (in no particular order):

1) Web Search - In English and in scores of regional languages, including five Indian
2) E-mail (nearly 3 GB of space by now)
3) E-commerce
4) Desktop Search
5) Blog Search
6) Book Search
7) Image Search
8) Directory
9) News
10) Blogging
11) Photo Editing and Sharing
12) Toolbar
13) University Search
14) Search on your Mobile
15) Scholarly search
16) Groups
17) Answers
18) Email Alerts
19) Specific Topic Search,
20) Translations,
21) Chat,
22) Maps (Earth and Mars), and now
23) A Web word processor

And this does not even include a Mother OS that it is rumoured to be working on.

Imagine...