Google to work with Sun to deliver Google Office??
This kind of thing has been on my mind for a long time now. Currently this is speculation, but I guess we'll have more info tomorrow.

In the mean time, with all the current hype around Ajax and web based apps it is a good thought exercise to list the kinds of applications you use every day that could be done via the web. Occasional word processing is probably going to be on the list for most people. Of course there are some down sides, but for occasional doc editing this might be the way to go - especially with secure web based storage. For me the main driver wouldn't be cost or avoiding the app install headaches - its about synchronization. I just use to many computers to try and keep them all in sync.

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

Well I really wanted to watch the web cast:
Sun

But of course it was in real video. So I did something I swore I'd never do again - I installed real. After fighting with extension registrations and a pop up messages that keep coming up even though I tried to turn them off... All I get from the Sun web cast is an error message about the server not having a DNS entry. I'm curious if this is just me or if they screwed up and the entire webcast is down.

At any rate I'll be un-installing Real shortly.

I can't believe you actually installed Real.

If I were Google, I would avoid anything having to do with Sun? What are they really bringing that Google can't do alone? Seriously - a toolbar bundling deal. Man, that's as bad as Yahoo! bundling with Acrobat Reader. Obnoxious.

BTW, the stories at news.com about the actual agreement are listed prominently on the front page, but are both "expired" when you click on them. Guess I'll have to check out slashdot or digg.

Worst episode ever. Maybe there is more going on behind the scenes but all they really announced was Sun to bundle Google Toolbar with Java downloads, and Google to buy some Sun servers. How is this earth shattering?

Maybe the real deal is that Google has first rights to buy StarOffice when Sun finally flat-lines in a year or so. --"He's dead Jim."

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