Incorrect about editing, and also incorrect about PDF. You
can edit your Google Docs on your android phone (or any computer that has internet access and runs a browser) without installing software. That to me is a big plus compared to the other services that merely store various documents. You don't need to use a dedicated program just for opening/editing documents.
What good is dropbox if you need to open/print/edit your document on a computer that doesn't have office installed? With google docs you can open/edit/print on nearly any computer/device, regardless of what software is installed.
Google also provides the option to convert uploaded PDFs to text.
Google docs supports lots of features. Instead of posting mis-information for a product you are naive about, why not provide a link:
Google Docs - What's new?
Thank you for the link. I didn't realize that Google Docs did so much.
I did test out Google Docs with a typical Excel and Word file that I typically handle.
While Google Docs accepted the Excel file, in order for me to work on it, I get a download message, which tells me I'm not editing in the cloud. (This is from my computer connection). So Fail on Excel for Google Docs for me.
Now I do have better luck with QuickOffice on my phone to open that same Excel file on my phone that I could not open online. This is ALSO not ideal because I lose the conditional formatting that was built into the original Excel file.
I did the same test with a Word file. I use stylesheets on a regular basis, as well as create documents with different first page headers, and section breaks. Google Docs handles headings ok but doesn't properly render interline and paragraph spacing that was built into my simple (3 heading, 5 paragraph) document. Google Docs fails to handle section breaks and different first page headers. I have the same rendering problem with QuickOffice with the converted Word-to-GoogleDocs document. So this would be a push.
So, since I happen to use the power user settings in both Excel and Word, Google Docs is not sufficient for what I need. QuickOffice at least edits the native Word and Excel file, even though the rendering leaves a lot to be desired. I *do* know that once I edit a file with QuickOffice and THEN open up the same file in MS Word, the formatting stayed intact as there was no conversion and loss of functionality from converting to Google Docs.
Don't be so quick to flame for misinformation. I'll admit to not knowing about PDF and you got me on that. But given what I did to test the functionality of my typical Word and Excel documents, Google Docs online editing was unacceptable.
Now about Dropbox/Sugarsync/QuickOffice...What did *you* do to test?
Dropbox and
Sugarsync both keep the integrity of the original document as they are just storage and not conversion utilities. So what you put in there is the same as what comes out.
QuickOffice allows you to access more than one Dropbox account and more than one gmail/Google Docs account. So, if like me, you have files in a few accounts, you can use the QuickOffice app to easily and quickly access AND edit files in those cloud accounts without logging in and out of your PHONE's browser. (Easy to do on a computer browser so that's not what I'm going to talk about).
Now for the typical user, who doesn't use conditional formatting, filtering, pivot tables, in Excel; or who doesn't use sophisticated formatting, Google Docs should be sufficient...HOWEVER, they are still better off with a local editing app as the app will retain all their linked account information and allow them to access AND edit files from multiple accounts easily, without having to use the device's browser.
Slightly off-topic. As for printing, I recently got a wifi printer compatible with
PrinterShare and now can print easily from my phone and from my laptop. That is just so awesome. I never thought I could print from my phone!
