Google, Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced on Monday that it would be releasing versions of its Google Docs for Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and Android smartphones which allow users to edit documents on said platforms.
The announcement was posted by Google Enterprise President Dave Girouard on the company’s official blog for Google Docs. Google noted that more than 30 million users have “gone Google” by making use of the Google Apps platform.
The new capabilities for Android users and iPad users were demoed on Monday at the Google Atmosphere cloud computing event in Paris. The company did not offer much in the way of details about the release, but Girouard confirmed that new versions could be coming to the platforms in the coming weeks.
Apple has since enjoyed strong demand for its iWork suite for the iPad, however, a cloud-based document editing tool from Google which syncs with other devices will have a compelling advantages over Apple’s Pages and Numbers applications which do not have the native ability to sync to other devices.
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Shares of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) traded up 3.70% during mid-day trading on Monday.
