• PC World, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 8:24 AM

Tony Bradley provides insight into why Google bought Appjet. He explains that the startup provides real-time collaboration for online documents. He writes that AppJet's product has been compared with Google Docs. Both provide online, collaborative document editing.

Some AppJet employees formerly worked for Google, Bradley writes, citing the AppJet Web site. "Chief executive officer Aaron Iba used to write algorithms for improving search quality, chief operating officer Daniel Clemens was an associate product manager, and chief technology officer J.D. Zamfirescu left Google as well," he writes.

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