INTERNET search engine Google has declared war on Microsoft, announcing plans to launch free spreadsheet and word-processing software online.
Google has joined forces with US-based technology giant Sun Microsystems to allow web users to access Sun's OpenOffice from any personal computer.
Sun will offer Google's search toolbar with downloads of its free Java software, which now powers more than 2.5 billion gadgets around the globe, including 700 million PCs.
Sun Microsystems Australia spokesman Paul O'Connor said the deal was "huge".
"Worldwide, Google gets 80 million visitors a day," he said.
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