Can Google really challenge MS Office?

Google acquired DocVerse to enable it to challenge Microsoft office arena by creating open collaboration outside of Windows Live Workspace. With DocVerse, Microsoft Office desktop users are able to work with Google Docs without a loss of formatting; a goal to bridge Microsoft Office and Google Apps. Google delivered the latest salvo in its battle to wrest control from Microsoft over office productivity with its purchase of DocVerse, a Microsoft Office. DocVerse was founded in 2007 by former Microsoft executives Shan Sinha and Alex DeNeui. The first product is a plug-in for Microsoft Office that allows users of the desktop software to collaborate on Office documents.

DocVerse offers the first-ever product to truly enable real-time sharing and editing of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files. Its key advantage is that it does not require you to learn a new way to work by seamlessly plugging into Microsoft Office site.