Google is sparing no resource to get a free, online alternative to Microsoft Office, First, it acquired Writely, a text editor that has great versatility and its use is very simple. Now it is the turn of a spreadsheet calculation, simply called Google Spreadsheets. It is clear that the new approach is oriented applications to the Web, even more so with the arrival of Web 2.0 and tools such as AJAX. The new Google product offers compatible file format (XLS and CSV), allowing read / write data in those formats.

There is also an integration with other products, such as Google Talk. Now the leaves that are generated with Spreadsheets can be shared by the instant messaging client, gtalk. For the moment, and to avoid overloading servers, only some people can test the service, since this is a limited test, so only people with invitation (you can get one here) can enjoy. As soon as there are some screenshots. 1, 2 and 3