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Google launches Wufoo competitor

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There are a lot of possible uses for forms. This may not overlap all that much with Wufoo. But insofar as it does, I'm not too worried. I know this may sound unlikely, but the Wufoos are such animals that, on their territory, no one could compete with them, not even Google. They're up there with Sam Altman for people I'd never want to have as competitors.

As a Wufoo competitor, I kinda understand what you mean. They have settled on a well executed "fun and simple" concept, and I don't see any of the big actors going into this market.

I don't mind however having them as competitors. There are plenty of customers for which fun and simple is just not enough.

You should also kick their asses. No updates since Nov. 07... I'm worried they're working on some sort of secret weapon :-)

the feature-set of Google's forms sounds like it was something they are using within Google and they just realised it to the public.

Yeah, wufoo is a different kind of product:

http://wufoo.com/gallery/

"are such animals that, on their territory, no one could compete"

"people I'd never want to have as competitors"

Wow, what great feedback.

Can you be a little more specific? Maybe 5 or so bullets. What kinds of things should the rest of us be focusing on to be more "Wufoo like competitors". I'd love to be so good that pg would never want to have me as a competitor.

I second that, although the answer is probably not what we're looking for. Probably something like "Really determined and really smart." Something that's not much help if you don't already have it.

Thanks; I think I may have just figured out what to talk about at startup school.

Its not really a wufoo competitor - wufoo is in a whole class of its own.

This is a convenient feature for google to tack onto spreadsheets to increase its utility. The primary product is still the web based spreadsheet.

Shit i accidentally downvoted you...

but... Agreed!

This happens to me regularly. Perhaps the ability to change your vote will help?

sorry I was just testing that I couldn't change my vote. Probably should have tested up :-(

I wonder if the ability to be downvoted to below the original comment score of 1 makes people less likely to join in the discussion

You don't have to read too many threads to get a feel for what not to say if you care about your karma score.

This currently seems limited to sending forms via e-mail or providing a link to a form at Google. It's quite easy to embed a Wufoo form in any webpage.

Also, I just tested the system. After submitting an e-mail form, I got this nice error message on a pop-up web page:

"Something bad happened. Don't worry, though. The Spreadsheets Team has been notified and we'll get right on it. Sorry about that."

Yeah, deliberating on my last comment...

Wufoo is the beez neez! I'm envious of their skill. They have executed their idea perfectly, with a great interface and usability. I'm looking forward to FOWA Miami just because they are going.

Any of you Wufoo-ers want to meet up?

No, Google launches Access competitor. Wufoo is in a whole different league.

Agreed.

- Paying Wufoo user

This is the greatest headline I've read in weeks. Kudos, e1ven!

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