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Dropbox is a first or second choice when using the cloud. Dropbox is a slimmed down Google Drive. Historically, you can drop and share files in the Dropbox cloud with friends, family, or co-workers. A new option that is currently in Beta stages is Dropbox Paper. This is Dropbox’s answer to Google Docs and, to a lesser degree, Zoho Writer.
What market is Dropbox going for using Paper? Google Docs is going for education and daily Internet users, while Zoho is attempting to corner the business niche. In circumspect, I believe Paper is trying for the business market niche. The Paper App is available on iOS and Android Mobile platforms.
Paper is a partnership project between Microsoft and Dropbox. This partnership makes sense due to Microsoft’s dominance. Paper is able to open MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files, and save work in those formats only. Collaborative editing is available. There are no attempts to incorporate other valid file formats. If you have Dropbox, you can open Paper by entering paper.dropbox.com. You do have the option of saving docs to the Dropbox Cloud. It has a layout similar to Google Drive with the same functions of cloud document sharing.
Paper lacks the Editing, Format, and other word processing menus. When you open Paper, you are given a white screen. It asks you to enter a title and to write in the white space. This is an extremely minimalist and simple interface. The author has their initials appear to the left tab. Below the words, the author can import other Dropbox Files, images, tables, three list types, text divider, and code.
So after using Paper, I am not impressed by the partnership between Microsoft and Dropbox. The entire experience felt like a poorly implemented version of Google Docs and Google Drive.
In an attempt to be an universal MS Office Productivity app for Dropbox, there are missing core functions that erode the end user’s capability. Google and Zoho do not have a universal app for its spreadsheets, presentations, and word processing. These two companies clearly understand that today’s office worker prefers dedicated apps that perform well.
In comparing the three cloud word processors, (Google Docs, Zoho Docs, and Paper), Paper is an utter failure due to lack of functionality. Google and Zoho bring a polished product from their cloud to you. If you are looking for a free cloud word processor, I suggest sticking with Google Docs and Zoho Docs. I would give Paper one star out of four. If Dropbox added greater basic functions such as spell check or grammar, then Paper could effectively compete against Google Docs.