‘Writely’, acquired by Google some time back, now appears in Google clothes. Google has just merged the ‘Writely’ word processor and it’s own spreadsheets app (which had itself come about after the acquisition of 2WebTechnologies back in 2005) to form Google Docs & Spreadsheets.

Ever since I started using ‘Writely’ some 2 months ago, I’ve used it to compose most of my blog posts. For me, it’s a killer app as far as online word processing is concerned (of course, ajaxWrite, Zoho Writer, etc. do exist, but the sheer convenience of logging in with my google account makes Writley a killer app for me!). The interface is clean, uncluttered and the writing area takes precedence as far as screen real-estate is concerned. Me likey!

Now that ‘Google Docs & Spreadsheets’ is here, Google’s vision, of an online office suite to challenge Microsoft’s client-specific office suite, has taken a step ahead. And with Web 2.0 junkies continuing to churn out applications and Google’s readiness to expand it’s office portfolio via inorganic growth, it isn’t long before Microsoft will have good reason to be very afraid!