Yesterday, Google released Google Spreadsheet in limited, invitation-only beta. The initial release of the browser-based application is fairly basic—there's no charting or PivotTables, limited formatting, and so forth. The initial size of a spreadsheet is only 100 rows-by-25 columns, as opposed to Excel's 65,536 rows and 230 columns. There are only 135 functions, far fewer than Excel's 333.
But unlike Excel, you can easily share spreadsheets, letting others edit at the same time or simply view and chat with you as you navigate the spreadsheet. And spreadsheets are stored online so you can access them from anywhere. And of course, storing more of your content with Google gives them more content to index and perhaps eventually use to put ads in front of you. But there aren't any ads in this version of the beta.
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewe...25&po=1,00.asp
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