google spreadsheet export failed – Google Search
03 May 2010 - Davegoogle spreadsheet export failed – Google Search.
Now this is a speed bump in the road to Cloud computing. Google fails to export your spreadsheets to any format except maybe HTML.
The formulas and everything work for the spreadsheet while working in the web browser. It just fails when saving to .XLS, .CSV, .PDF. Every potential Google spreadsheet user that I’ve talked to want control of their work. Even if they’re using a ten-year old version of MS Office.
And Google is busting on Microsoft about lock-in! Browsing through the Google help forums it looks like this has been a problem for a month or more. That’s hardly acceptable.
Google Documents export to Word is fine. As far as I can see this only affects the spreadsheets.
Microsoft is releasing the 2010 version of Office shortly. Better integration with the web/cloud is among the features. Microsoft’s Office Live web platform is another solution worth watching. You can access the Office 2010 Web Apps through SkyDrive. Creating an account on Live.com is free like Gmail.
The work-flow around Cloud computing has too many benefits to give up. I hope Google fixes their problem soon. And it is good that Microsoft hasn’t stayed fixed on the desktop.