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Google Docs the default for Ubuntu?

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Ubuntu is considering including Google Docs as the default office suite for its next netbook release. Ubuntu's forthcoming Netbook Remix (UNR) will very likely not include OpenOffice.org and instead use Google Docs or other lightweight alternatives as the default office tools. The decision is proving to be a controversial one within the developer community but the lead developers believe that the web-hosted suite will free up enough space to give UNR a speed boost.

Ubuntu's forthcoming Netbook Remix (UNR) will very likely not include OpenOffice.org and instead use Google Docs or other lightweight alternatives as the default office tools. The decision is proving to be a controversial one within the developer community but the lead developers believe that the web-hosted suite will free up enough space to give UNR a speed boost.

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