Quickoffice acquisition cited as reason for full Office support.

SAN FRANCISCO—In a giant swipe at Microsoft, Google announced "native" Office document editing support to*come to Google Docs at Google's I/O conference. After reminding keynote attendees of*Google's 2012 acquisition of Quickoffice, Google's Sundar Pichai revealed the ability to import documents that allegedly preserve all of Microsoft Office's formatting.

At no point, by the way, did Pichai say the word "Microsoft" or even refer to "dot D-O-C" extensions, but he*did clarify that files can be "saved as a Word file" when completed. Users can also convert files to Google Docs format mid-edit to allow all Google functionality, including the new "suggestive edits," which Pichai described as a response to users wanting redline functionality within Docs.

Additionally, Google announced a Slides app to allow users to "create and share mobile slides straight from your mobile devices," Pichai said. This release of a dedicated, Powerpoint-level presentation app*fulfills a long-awaited demand from Android users.