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• Opinion: You are the product for The Google

  "If you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." -- a user named "blue_beetle" on MetaFilter

• Google brings Docs to Android

  A team of Google engineers in Sydney have ported the company’s hosted document management service, Google Docs, to the Android mobile operating system, including support for optical character recognition.

• Three Reasons to Make the Move to Office 2010

  Microsoft held a major launch event this week to unveil Office 2010--the latest release of it's venerable and dominant office productivity suite. As with any major product release, Office 2010 has a variety of new and updated features, but do any of them offer a compelling reason to invest in upgrading to it?

• Google, Microsoft trade more blows over Docs, Office 2010

  The war of words between Microsoft and Google over Office 2010 and its entry into online, cloud-based applications heated up today as both companies again took shots at each other.

• Google: Skip Office 2010, use Docs instead

  As Microsoft prepares to launch Office 2010, the latest version of its venerable productivity suite, Google is persuading longtime Office users to ditch Redmond's apps and upgrade to Google Docs instead.

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  Updated: Google triples enterprise headcount in seven months

  Google Australia’s enterprise division has tripled its headcount in a little over seven months as the IT giant continues its push into big business.

• Google Docs better; ready to take on Office?

  The new version of Google Docs sports considerable collaboration tools, as well as improved editing and formatting, a faster, more useful spreadsheet and new collaborative drawing software.

• Microsoft's Docs for Facebook: A hands-on tour

  Watch out, Google: There's a new Doc in town.

• Google hosts 400 CIOs, updates Docs

  Google's enterprise division is hosting several hundred CIOs on Monday at its headquarters, where it will unveil enhancements to its Docs office suite, including a revamped code base.

• Memeo connects Google Docs to the desktop

  Memeo, a privately-held company focused on helping users share, manage, and protect their data, announced the launch of Memeo Connect for Google Apps.

• Google Docs to allow storage of any type of file

  Google is opening up its Docs hosted office productivity suite so that users can store any type of file in it, giving the popular software-as-a-service product an important online storage component.

• Google helps users jump ship to rival Web services

  In a move that flouts common business logic, Google is making it as easy as possible for people to migrate away from its services -- including Google Docs, Gmail and Blogger -- and by doing so is positioning itself to be users' first port of call within the so-called cloud that many software companies see as the future for computing.

• Google tests scripting feature for online apps

  Google will add scripting capabilities to Google Docs, allowing organizations to customize its online applications and automate tasks, the company said Wednesday.

• Google plays down security concerns over Docs

  Google Docs users shouldn't lose sleep over the security concerns a security analyst has raised about the hosted suite of office productivity applications, Google said late Friday.

• Google unveils new desktop Docs gadget

  Google has added a new feature to enable users to find and access their Google documents straight from the desktop.