Actually, it responds to the entire[1] train of thought that follows that statement. Please re-read what I am saying, and consider it in context. You are suggesting that Google work on updating the standards to make their desired use case work better. I am suggesting that Google's desired use case will never be served by document-oriented standards, and that is why it shouldn't mess with those standards.
Again, the world would not be better off if ActiveX were rolled into web standards back in the oughts.
Leave document standards responsible for displaying documents, and don't let the needs of application people get in the way of that.
[1] Well, I don't respond to your point that Google Docs is intended to display documents - because, as another commenter points out, it's incredibly obvious that its most important function is to edit documents.
Again, the world would not be better off if ActiveX were rolled into web standards back in the oughts.
Leave document standards responsible for displaying documents, and don't let the needs of application people get in the way of that.
[1] Well, I don't respond to your point that Google Docs is intended to display documents - because, as another commenter points out, it's incredibly obvious that its most important function is to edit documents.