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Um.. anybody that actually use spreadsheets for a living will quickly notice that Google's spreadsheet and writing application is still a far, far cry from Excel and Word!
In fact it is not up to par with allmost every spreadsheet application I saw in the last 5 years. Its AJAX and it is cool, but for actual work it is a bit of a stretch...
In fact it is not up to par with allmost every spreadsheet application I saw in the last 5 years. Its AJAX and it is cool, but for actual work it is a bit of a stretch...
Actually I am a bit sceptical about this. Maybe it takes off but who really knows, I think there is a lot of complexity that thick clients provide that cannot simply be replicated. Right now it sounds like more media hype than anything else.
I agree fully, I don't see servers being able to process complex spreadsheets to millions of users. I've used used the google docs website and can say that this article is completely biased. Microsoft have some pretty nifty technologies coming with the office suite next year.
supersunbird
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All I want MS Office to have is a nice pricecut...
Try OpenOffice, it hasn't been downloaded 61 million times because it's bad.
supersunbird
Honorary Master
If I wanted to use office 97 I'd install it
Actually I dont like any office except 2000...
I must so that the Web 2.0 overall is a lot more talk than anything else. I like Google mail. It might be good enough to replace Exchange once Notebook and Calender has been integrated.
As far as I am concerned, most of these "new" technologies is more about the bark than the bite. Interactive web applications is not the best model for creating applications - it is just the only platform that is available almost everywhere. The technology is inferior and inefficient.
I am working as a SAP consultant. SAP is, to say the least,behind the technology curve. But the company survived for 30 years for a reason. Maybe they realise that it is about the people and the business instead of the technology. You can always integrate technology later on, once you've satisfied the needs of the people and the business.
This is the same position Microsoft is in. They can always change their model around Office, gradually - because they satisfied the needs of business and people. They've got a real nifty implementation of Outlook Web Access. They have Office Server components. They can change faster than anybody might expect. Google has only one real edge. Search (which propells Ad sales). Everything is eye candy, and is not actually making money.
But I still love my gmail!
As far as I am concerned, most of these "new" technologies is more about the bark than the bite. Interactive web applications is not the best model for creating applications - it is just the only platform that is available almost everywhere. The technology is inferior and inefficient.
I am working as a SAP consultant. SAP is, to say the least,behind the technology curve. But the company survived for 30 years for a reason. Maybe they realise that it is about the people and the business instead of the technology. You can always integrate technology later on, once you've satisfied the needs of the people and the business.
This is the same position Microsoft is in. They can always change their model around Office, gradually - because they satisfied the needs of business and people. They've got a real nifty implementation of Outlook Web Access. They have Office Server components. They can change faster than anybody might expect. Google has only one real edge. Search (which propells Ad sales). Everything is eye candy, and is not actually making money.
But I still love my gmail!