<p>A year ago, file storage and collaboration service Box hired Sam Schillace, the creator of cloud-based document creation tool Writely, which later became Google Docs, the cornerstone of Google Apps. At first, Apps was considered a joke, way behind on features and suitable only for individuals and small businesses. Eventually, it made enough inroads into enough enterprises that Microsoft targeted Apps in its sales process and created its own cloud-based competitors, Office Web Apps and Office 365. It's a classic tale of disruption.</p><p>Today, Box announced that it's starting down the same road as Google, adding document creation to its cloud-based file storage and collaboration service. The new Box Notes feature is just entering private beta, and it's Web-only at this phase -- a major drawback given Box's stated intention to become the collaboration tool of choice for the cloud-plus-mobile world -- but it's a clear statement of intention.</p><p>Related: Salesforce realizes nobody wants to store their files in Salesforce</p><p>Way Behind Word -- On Purpose</p><p><a href="http://www.citeworld.com/cloud/22413/boxworks-2013-box-notes-launches">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57603098-92/box-goes-after-microsoft-office-with-new-productivity-tools/">Box goes after Microsoft Office with new productivity tools</a> (CNET)</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/box-execs-on-future-acquisitions-global-expansion-and-microsoft-office-7000020737/">Box execs on future acquisitions, global expansion, and Microsoft Office</a> (ZDNet)</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/box-announces-box-notes-a-lightweight-editing-tool-that-is-an-opening-salvo-against-microsofts-office/">Box Announces Box Notes, A Lightweight Editing Tool That Is An Opening Salvo ...</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=djtHxXyVtkdPLsMqn5-XAHQXreLxM&ned=us">83 additional articles.</a></p>