People are talking about the trend….
I read two blog posts recently, both from VC’s, which show folks are starting to grok the reality that collaborative internet based applications will soon be the tools of choice, replacing traditional desktop applications.
“…my experience and my bet is that wikis will take the enterprise by storm. Because they are simpler, easier, and better.”
“The AJAX version of Office is coming. But the key isn’t AJAX. The key is the apps will naturally collaborate the way we have all learned to work - via the Web.”
“…I bet in five years more people use AJAX Office than Microsoft Office.”
September 27th, 2005 at 3:07 pm
Why work on the desktop anymore?
I have been noticing something in the past few weeks that Peter Rip aptly defines as moving from “Desktop Work to “Net Work.” His entry, AJAX Office is Everywhere!, describes how Microsoft Office and other suite programs are going to…
September 28th, 2005 at 12:53 pm
Maybe you don’t want your company/state secrets going across the internet and stored on someone else’s servers? Maybe because hardcore data entry over a web application severely impacts productivity? Maybe you dont’ want version changes of your tools happening on the vendor’s schedule, instead preferring to upgrade when YOU want to? Maybe you want to be able to work when not connected to a network, or when network connectivity is unavailable?
September 28th, 2005 at 3:00 pm
[...] My former co-worker and friend, Dave, had some common concerns about moving to an Office on the Web. I thought I’d chime in with my thoughts: [...]