Google Wants You To Know A Google Docs Redesign Is Coming (I Wonder Why)

On the Google Docs blog today , the company took the time to make a non-announcement. Basically, there's a bunch of words that bury the real story: That Google Docs will soon be launching a "brand new shiny interface." Hmmm. I wonder why. Obviously, earlier this week Microsoft laid out its plans for Office 2010 , which includes a web-based component meant to take on Google Docs. But once again, there is nothing to actually see right now from Google, instead this is a pre-announcement to let users know that they may be seeing wonky elements over the next few weeks as they tweak things on the fly.