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{{Short description|Web spreadsheet service}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox software
| name = EditGrid
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| genre = Online spreadsheet
| license =
| website = [{{URL|http://www.editgrid.com/ www.editgrid.com]}}
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'''EditGrid''' was a [[Web 2.0]] [[spreadsheet]] service, operated via [[Internet access]] ([[web-based application]]).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/editgrid_online_spreadsheet.php
|title=EditGrid - New Online Spreadsheet, Better Than Google Spreadsheets
|author=Richard MacManus and Gang Lu
|publisher=[[ReadWriteWeb]]
|date=2007-02-15
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-02-16
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218073324/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/editgrid_online_spreadsheet.php
}}</ref> It offered both a [[Freeware|free-of-charge]] service to personal users and a [[Software as a service|subscription service]] to organisations and was available on a number of partner sites and channels.<ref>{{cite web▼
|archive-date=2007-02-18
|url-status=dead
▲ }}</ref> It offered both a [[Freeware|free-of-charge]] service to personal users and a [[Software as a service|subscription service]] to organisationsorganizations and was available on a number of partner sites and channels.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=374
|title = EditGrid』s distinctive Office 2.0 business model
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|publisher = [[ZDNet]]
|date = 2007-09-06
|accessdateaccess-date = 2007-09-12
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070908183406/http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=374
|archivedatearchive-date = 2007-09-08
|df =
}}</ref>
 
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== History ==
 
EditGrid was developed, provided and maintained by [[Team and Concepts]], a [[Hong Kong]]-based–based company. The first public [[Beta test|beta]] release of EditGrid was launched on 7 April 7, 2006. It registered its 10,000th personal user in November 2006.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.folknology.com/Exclusive_EditGrid_conversation_with_founder_-_David_Lee.html
|title = Exclusive EditGrid conversation with founder - David Lee
|publisher = Folknology
|date = November 2006
|accessdateaccess-date = 2007-01-15
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070208033424/http://www.folknology.com/Exclusive_EditGrid_conversation_with_founder_-_David_Lee.html
|archivedatearchive-date = 2007-02-08
}}</ref> In January 2007 EditGrid started to offer organisationorganization accounts for free trial and also became available on [[Salesforce.com]]'s AppExchangeApp Exchange platform.<ref>{{cite web▼
|df =
▲}}</ref> In January 2007 EditGrid started to offer organisation accounts for free trial and also became available on [[Salesforce.com]]'s AppExchange platform.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://blog.editgrid.com/archives/178
|title=Check out EditGrid at Salesforce AppExchange!
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|publisher=EditGrid Developers Blog
|date=2007-01-12
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-01-13
|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119235944/http://blog.editgrid.com/archives/178
|archivedatearchive-date=2007-01-19
|authorlinkauthor-link=David K. F. Lee
|deadurlurl-status=yesdead
}}</ref> On 14 February 14, 2007,<ref>{{cite web▼
|df=
▲}}</ref> On 14 February 2007,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://blog.editgrid.com/archives/200
|title=EditGrid Out of Beta, Launched Subscription Service
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|publisher=EditGrid Blog
|date=2007-02-14
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-02-15
|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216062002/http://blog.editgrid.com/archives/200
|archivedatearchive-date=2007-02-16
|authorlinkauthor-link=David K. F. Lee
|deadurlurl-status=yesdead
|df=
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.accmanpro.com/2007/02/14/editgrid-out-of-beta/
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|publisher = AccMan
|date = 2007-02-14
|accessdateaccess-date = 2007-02-15
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070216043020/http://www.accmanpro.com/2007/02/14/editgrid-out-of-beta/
|archivedatearchive-date = 2007-02-16
|df =
}}</ref> EditGrid officially declared out-of-beta and launched its [[#Subscription service|subscription service]].
 
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|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]
|date=2007-06-10
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-06-14
}}</ref>
 
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|publisher=EditGrid Blog
|date=2009-09-24
|accessdateaccess-date=2009-11-12
|authorlinkauthor-link=David K. F. Lee
}}</ref>
According to the change, they were no longer supporting users through future enhancements or subscription based accounts. The user forum and the wiki have been closed.
In October 2009 Apple had bought EditGrid.<ref>[http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3548218 Apple (AAPL) Acquired EditGrid?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419105338/http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3548218 |date=2013-04-19 }}. iStockAnalyst.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-09.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://angel.co/editgrid | title=EditGrid Careers }}</ref>
 
== Features ==
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|publisher = ITRedux
|date = 2007-03-26
|accessdateaccess-date = 2007-04-18
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070406221448/http://itredux.com/blog/2007/03/26/spreadsheet-roundup/
|archivedatearchive-date = 2007-04-06
|df =
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-02-22-n26.html
|title=EditGrid, Google Spreadsheets Competitor
|author=[[Philipp Lenssen]]
|author-link=Philipp Lenssen
|publisher=[[Google Blogoscoped]]
|date=2007-02-22
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-02-23
}}</ref> EditGrid included features for shared access and online [[Collaborative software|collaboration]]<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.haaretz.co.il/captain/pages/ShArtCaptain.jhtml?contrassID=11&subContrassID=0&itemNo=725095
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|publisher = [[Haaretz]]
|date = 2006-06-09
|accessdateaccess-date = 2006-08-12
|language = he
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060613213406/http://www.haaretz.co.il/captain/pages/ShArtCaptain.jhtml?contrassID=11&subContrassID=0&itemNo=725095
|archivedatearchive-date = 2006-06-13
|df =
}}</ref> on top of conventional spreadsheet functionalities. Its Real-Time Update (RTU) feature allowed multiple users to see changes on a spreadsheet immediately, and it was considered a winning feature among similar products.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20070301/technology-tools_pagen_2.html
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|publisher=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc. magazine]]
|date=March 2007
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-04-18
}}</ref> Its Remote Data feature was able to retrieve live data on the web,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/web/2006/0717web1.html
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|publisher=[[Network World]]
|date=2006-07-17
|accessdateaccess-date=2006-08-11
}}</ref> while its My Data Format (MDF) feature allowed users to customise the output format using [[XSL Transformations|XSLT]], such as live [[Keyhole Markup Language|KML]] for [[Google Earth]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ogleearth.com/2006/08/editgrid_xml_xs.html
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|publisher=Ogle Earth
|date=2006-08-23
|accessdateaccess-date=2006-10-31
}}</ref> Other features included multiple [[access control]] levels, revision history,<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://pcworld.uol.com.br/reportagens/2006/06/29/idgnoticia.2006-06-29.1758689673/IDGNoticia_view
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|publisher = [[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]
|date = 2006-06-29
|accessdateaccess-date = 2006-08-12
|language = pt
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060719063300/http://pcworld.uol.com.br/reportagens/2006/06/29/idgnoticia.2006-06-29.1758689673/IDGNoticia_view
|archivedatearchive-date = 2006-07-19
|df =
}}</ref> [[chart]]ing, [[Instant messaging|live chat]], [[permalink]]s and more than 500 spreadsheet functions.
 
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|publisher = [[ZDNet]]
|date = 2007-09-05
|accessdateaccess-date = 2007-09-12
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070908090130/http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=145
|archivedatearchive-date = 2007-09-08
|df =
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|title=Macro Guide - EditGrid Help Centre
|publisher=EditGrid
|accessdateaccess-date=2009-05-17
|deadurlurl-status=yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127055031/https://wiki.editgrid.com/display/dev/Macro+Guide
|archivedatearchive-date=2008-11-27
|df=
}}</ref>
 
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|url=http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9677267-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware
|title=EditGrid: A nice competitor to Google Spreadsheets
|author=[[Rafe Needleman]]
|author-link=Rafe Needleman
|publisher=[[CNET]] Webware
|date=2007-01-11
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-01-13
}}</ref> EditGrid was also available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange platform.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
 
EditGrid also formed part of the offering of [[Central Desktop]],<ref>{{cite web
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|publisher = [[ZDNet]]
|date = 2007-02-20
|accessdateaccess-date = 2007-02-21
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070222055604/http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=357
|archivedatearchive-date = 2007-02-22
|df =
}}</ref> [[ShareOffice]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/shareoffice_launches.php
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|publisher=[[ReadWriteWeb]]
|date=2007-05-08
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-06-14
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609192004/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/shareoffice_launches.php
}}</ref> and [[ThinkFree Office]].<ref>{{cite web▼
|archive-date=2007-06-09
|url-status=dead
▲ }}</ref> and [[ThinkFree Office]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=465
|title = ThinkFree and EditGrid announce online spreadsheet partnership
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|publisher = [[ZDNet]]
|date = 2007-06-04
|accessdateaccess-date = 2007-06-14
|deadurlurl-status = yesdead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070608015444/http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=465
|archivedatearchive-date = 2007-06-08
|df =
}}</ref>
 
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|title=Location-enabled webfeed holds promise
|author=J. Murali
|publisherwork=[[The Hindu]]
|date=2006-10-30
|accessdateaccess-date=2006-10-31
}}</ref>
 
=== Applications ===
* [http://spreadsheetsgis.googlepages.com/ Spreadsheets KML solutions]
* [http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/08/online-spreadsheets-and-kml-the-possibilities-are-endless/ Turn online collaborative spreadsheets into live KML]
* [http://seattlefrancophone.info/index.php#charts Historical financial quotes charts with EditGrid]
* [http://simile.mit.edu/wiki/Timeline/EditGrid_XSLT Using EditGrid's XSLT feature to export Timeline XML]
 
=== Multilingual ===
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|url=http://www.editgrid.com/article/elp
|title=EditGrid Localisation Project
|accessdateaccess-date=2006-11-11
}}</ref>
 
== OrganisationOrganization account ==
 
EditGrid was available to organisation users on a [[software-as-a-service]] basis. Organisation users were supported by [[Transport Layer Security|SSL]]-encrypted traffic, user account administration and management reports on top of the features available to personal users.<ref>{{cite web
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|publisher=Under the Radar Blog
|date=2007-01-19
|accessdateaccess-date=2007-01-22
|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126200024/http://undertheradarblog.com/2007/01/19/its-a-grid-get-it/
|archivedatearchive-date=2007-01-26
|deadurlurl-status=yesdead
}}</ref> EditGrid organisationorganization accounts had become completely free-of-charge for all users since September 2009.<ref name="changes" />▼
|df=
▲}}</ref> EditGrid organisation accounts had become completely free-of-charge for all users since September 2009.<ref name="changes" />
 
== Software architecture ==
 
EditGrid had been developed on an [[Open-source software|open-source]] software architecture. It ran on [[Catalyst (software)|Catalyst]] as the web application framework and used [[Gnumeric]] as its back-end support. It adopted [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] technology at the front-end.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.editgrid.com/?p=21#comment-47 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 December 2009 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235411/http://blog.editgrid.com/?p=21#comment-47 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
== Acquisition ==
EditGrid was [[acqui-hiring|acqui-hired]] by [[Apple, Inc]] in June 1, 2008, for the [[iWork.com]] web applications development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/editgrid/__Co4AH6kbC6q3jHYzmenPc5XKy2a2Pxibe9eRTXXDyNg|title=EditGrid company profile}}</ref>
 
== References ==
{{reflist|30emReflist}}
 
== External links ==
 
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* {{Official website|[https://web.archive.org/web/20130801150819/http://www.editgrid.com}}/ EditGrid]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160624123427/http://wiki.editgrid.com/ EditGrid Help Centre]
 
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