Free software from the San francisco-based company supplies a "magic folder" into which users can place photos, spreadsheets, and other documents.

这间位于三藩市的公司制开发的免费软件为用户提供了一个“神奇盒子”，用于存放照片、电子表格和其他文件。

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The bad news is that today, despite many commercially available and free open-source solutions, many companies continue to use spreadsheets and paper-based systems.

不尽人如意的是，尽管当今有许多商业上可利用的免费的开源解决方案，但是仍然有许多公司继续使用电子表格和纸制系统。

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Google is already offering word processing and spreadsheets as free online services, and this week announced it would soon add presentation software as well, to rival Microsoft's PowerPoint.

Google已经发布了免费的在线文档和表格处理软件服务，而这周，它又宣布很快就将增加演示文稿的服务以与微软的PowerPoint相抗衡。

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At the risk of seeming Google-centric, I have to point out that it's even possible to manage basic documents and spreadsheets online -- once proprietary to bloated Microsoft Office products -- for free with Google Docs.

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Any strategy-free CEO can do those sorts of things to confuse investors and send financial analysts chasing their tails updating spreadsheets.

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