Recently, Google quietly began placing some of their newer
projects and acquisitions into the spotlight. An excellent example
has presented itself, particularly with respect to GMail and the
related web app, Google Docs and Spreadsheets. A recent update to
the GMail feature set highlights increased integration of the many
Google projects:
Gmail users receiving attached documents now have the
ability to view them via Google Docs and Spreadsheets,
which presents a sleek in-browser word processor interface. Emails
arriving with a document attached will now display a "open as a
google document" in addition to the usual "View as HTML" and
"Download" options.
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