Originally posted by Romain Guy:
Unfortunately no And this is a shame because most of those apps are not available from Google for Windows and Linux and OS X.
In fact, isn't Google Earth written in QT? I thought that was an interesting API choice.
I pretty much agree with everything Romain has said. I don't mind GMail's "ugliness" because I think it stays simpler that way. I have found myself using Google Docs a bit more and I noticed they added a Slide Show (PPT) module. It's nice for quick and dirty things especially when you might not be on your usual PC and you don't care about privacy.
But these online apps can't compare to MS Office, OpenOffice, etc in terms of features or performance. Like Romain has said, there's room for both. The trick as a developer is knowing what is the appropriate fit for your project.