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Google's Presentation Software Acquisitions
- Google acquired two companies, Tonic Systems and Zenter, for its presentation software.
- These acquisitions, along with Writely and two.web technologies, formed the basis of Google Docs/Sheets/Slides.
Google's Inexpensive Suite
- Google's quick acquisition spree created a full suite of Microsoft Office-like productivity software.
- This suite was inexpensive, costing around $50 million, compared to Microsoft's later $500 million investment.
Buy vs. Build
- Google strategically chose to buy rather than build its productivity apps.
- This decision was driven by their desire to quickly enter the market and challenge Microsoft's dominance.