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Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by qq66 on Monday October 10, 2011 @11:07PM (#3096903)
This is us (LiveLoop). If any HNers are using PowerPoint 2007 and need to collaborate in Wave-like realtime with colleagues, email me at [email protected] and I will set you up with a free account.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by gruseom on Monday October 10, 2011 @11:25PM (#3096947)
something that 750 million people already use: Microsoft PowerPoint.

Millions, certainly, but 750 million? What's your source for this? (I ask because it exceeds similar estimates I've seen for Excel.)

Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by qq66 on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @10:10PM (#3101200)
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by gruseom on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @11:52PM (#3101433)
I see it. Thank you.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by qq66 on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @09:56AM (#3098542)
It's from Microsoft who recently announced 1 billion installs and 750 million users - I'm on mobile now but will find the source and post here.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by mikexstudios on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @12:08AM (#3097069)
Any chance of supporting Word? If done right, that would be a killer app in academia.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by alsocasey on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @01:05AM (#3097190)
Google Docs does this well already... though I'm all for more options.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by endergen on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @01:33AM (#3097262)
Funny how few comments there are on this one. As much as MS isn't the hotness right now, this is a cool product to retroactively add third-party collaboration feature to a complex app. Hats off to you guys as that seems like an impressive feat for such a mature project.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by vetler on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @03:14AM (#3097539)
Perhaps because there are not that many PowerPoint users or people that need a feature like this? LiveLoop seems like a last resort if sitting together in the same office isn't a possibility. I've never had to collaborate with many people on a presentation, though, but I have used the chat on Google Docs with great success ... once or twice.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by qq66 on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @05:56PM (#3100492)
Thanks endergen! You're right, this isn't something that gets a lot of excitement in places like HN but it gets a ton of enthusiasm from our users. And yes, there is impressive technology under the hood.
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by dergachev on Monday October 10, 2011 @10:56PM (#3096881)
See previous discussion on Stypi: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2865014
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by troymc on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @02:49AM (#3097480)
I get the feeling that many of the ideas in Wave have diffused out into products/services like Google Docs and Google+ Hangouts. (Think of the live editing and internal chat features within Google Docs.)
Re:Google Wave, Reincarnated by anandkulkarni on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @06:04PM (#3100541)
Stypi is phenomenal! Looking forward to the vim plugin. I see a tremendous number of use cases, especially as it starts to be integrated into more and more apps.