Etherpad gets a makeover and becomes even more of a threat to Google Docs

Re:Etherpad gets a makeover and becomes even more of a threa... by tc on Thursday July 23, 2009 @01:36PM (#719981)

I haven't used Etherpad, but isn't Google Wave going to capture the essential feature of Etherpad (N-way realtime collaboration) while being federated, backed by Google, and open source to boot?

I know that there is still room to be a niche player in a market even after someone dominates a space, but I am curious to hear if the AppJet folks have any more ambitious plans for dealing with this.

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Re:Etherpad gets a makeover and becomes even more of a threa... by pclark on Thursday July 23, 2009 @02:42PM (#720105)

Trying to do one thing -- text editing - really really well is probably a good defense to Google Wave.

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Re:Etherpad gets a makeover and becomes even more of a threa... by trickjarrett on Thursday July 23, 2009 @03:10PM (#720149)

Etherpad could, in theory, write their app as an app for Google Wave, but Google Wave itself isn't going to provide the Etherpad experience.

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Re:Etherpad gets a makeover and becomes even more of a threa... by jarlow on Thursday July 23, 2009 @04:12PM (#720250)

Not only that, but Wave is going to change life as we know it! Cure disease! Stop war! Prolong life! I can hardly wait!

As soon as it's stable enough to be released!

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