GoogleDocs

Word Processor part of GoogleApps. Google Docs originated from Writely, a web-based word processor created by the software company Upstartle and launched in August 2005.[6][7] It began as an experiment by programmers Sam Schillace, Steve Newman, and Claudia Carpenter, trying out the then-new Ajax technology and the "contentEditable" HTML feature.[7] On March 9, 2006, Google announced that it had acquired Upstartle.[8][9] In July 2009, Google dropped the beta testing status from Google Docs.[10] In March 2010, Google acquired DocVerse, an online document collaboration company. DocVerse allowed multiple users to collaborate online on Microsoft Word documents, like other Microsoft Office formats, such as Excel and PowerPoint.[11] Improvements based on DocVerse were announced and deployed in April 2010.[12] In June 2012, Google acquired Quickoffice, a freeware proprietary productivity suite for mobile devices. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Docs#History