Comments | lordandrei: Um, another net app?!?

lordandrei

Um, another net app?!?

Jun 06, 2006 10:06

So, Google now has an online spreadsheet. To go along with its online word processor and its online mapping software.

Meanwhile, you can go to your online feed management system to post to your online blog.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am well connected. I have net coming out of my ears. We're talking Cell phone, WiFi, Gigabit endowed laptop ( Read more... )

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Comments 8

tzaddi_93 June 6 2006, 17:39:23 UTC

I have net coming out of my ears.

That's an image...

importscout June 6 2006, 17:48:23 UTC

I can see the troubles this would cause... however I think they have a lot of vision... I think eventually most of our PC app's will be web-based.

stevensteven June 6 2006, 18:26:50 UTC

While this is true, its low cost is going to trump that concern and thus make a big impact.

don_negro June 6 2006, 18:27:03 UTC

Spoken like a man working for the Soft Machine.

A Fair accusation lordandrei June 6 2006, 19:06:50 UTC

But I really felt this way pre-balmerization. Granted, are Mac based engineers any different.

The components for offline editing need to be part of this process.

It's a state-machine issue. Can I be in a given state where I wish to do productivity but can not. How can I remedy that issue?

Re: A Fair accusation don_negro June 6 2006, 19:41:46 UTC

I think the main problem is that state-dependency is an edge case. For certain people (myself included), it's worthwhile to buy that software and have the data on local machines. For most people, however, it's not. The business won't really suffer if they can't work on their spreadsheet for 30 minutes while the network is down.

That's Microsoft's main threat; the very large percentage of people who don't actually need Office.

(You're so doomed.) fraterseraphino June 6 2006, 19:53:33 UTC

Don't worry; as far as the whole "I can't get 'net on the airplane" thing, JetBlue may have a cure...