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- castanova, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21I can't wait - the quicker web apps come of age, the quicker I can dump my bloated, expensive copy of MS Office (at home at, least - might take a while longer before my boss catches on to the idea of web-based apps).
- GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Whilst I somewhat agree, I often do homework away from the internet. Web apps are fine when you are on the web, but you really need an offline solution.
- jakatak, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Will the google apps save to our computers so we don't have to leave our private info on their servers???
- dudad, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Pinky and the Brain are in charge of Google aren't they? Trying to take over the world every night by developing more online content so they can better advertise to you.
- CycloneNimrod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I'll let you in on a little secret, you don't need to read this article. All you need to know is that Google, as a competitive business, will try every single application they can think of. Oh, and when I say "what they think of" what I actually mean is "What you search for"
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8My school has Google apps blocked.
- yongfookathome, on 10/12/2007, -1/+78apps.com ??
(no really, it's a real thing) - Slacker1031, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6This is entirely speculation.
Google has already claimed they wouldn't do storage, and they've also made it very clear that their presentation app will not be an alternative or replacement to Powerpoint. And most of these claims are completely unfounded. - MajinZero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Still waiting on TiSP
- bcasper1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@ yongfookathome
can you send me an invite to that site? - fatdog789, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5MS Office is worth the money. There's a reason businesses and universities keep paying for it despite almost 2 decades of cheaper or free alternatives.
- spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4or what some little web 2.0 startup has spent 2 years developing
- castanova, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4"Why not download and install OpenOffice.org?"
I have used OO, and I think it's a great suite. I don't really use it often thought because
(a) there's only one place I can use it - at home. The chances of convincing the powers that be at work to adopt OO are only marginally higher than persuading them to use webapps when the come of age; and
(b) I find that, despite improvements, OO still isn't quite compatible enough with MS Office for my needs (particularly collaboration on documents with multiple authors).
If I wasn't tied into the daily office grind, I'm almost certain I'd use OO more regularly.
(Sorry - just posted this in the wrong place - it's a reply to TyeDyeShadow in the thread below). - spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Kind of a definitive title for such a speculative article. I won't label as inaccurate, but these guesses are unsubstantiated.
- Mountaineer1024, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That's what start ups are for!
They pour money into their idea in the hope that when it matures they can either:
Market it successfully.
or
Get bought out by a huge mega corp like Google.
Neal Stephenson's "Interface" has a very cynical (accurate!) description of start up shenanigans. :) - n00bvin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2When are they going to something that can compete with MS Access? I would like something with quite and easy forms, and the ease of use of Access, but web based. I don't feel like learning MySQL and PHP, so a Google solution would probably be my "speed."
- TyeDyeShadow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3@ castanova
Why not download and install OpenOffice.org? You can keep the M$ Office installed (legally) if you are concerned about compatibility, although I've been using exclusively for my business and M$ users I've exchanged documents with haven't even noticed. - Zybergod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I went on a vacation recently and used 1-800-GOOG-411. It was amazing. I was in a hard to pronounce town and it still got the name right. It also found the restaurant I was looking for, all with voice commands. It even had an option to txt me the information. Pretty sweet.
- theeXguy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4Web Apps are nice, but I still think some applications should be located on your PC. Don't like MS Office? Use OpenOffice. The fact of the matter is, it's usually much faster to have an Office App on your computer than a WebBased one.
WebBased Office Apps are still good though, for a quick view of a document. - jcinacio, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1File Storage and sharing: i have no clue why this one doesn't exist yet. it's all about infrastructure, and they certainly have that.
- clperez390, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Even if it does, they will probably still keep a copy; just like 'delete' in Gmail.
- ubiz, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I love Google! I am going for 100% Google for my virtual assistant business. Once I am up and running I will assist others to become Googlers too! This is a great way to get hip online!
- insomnislacker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Some of the ideas, such as an integrated Contact Management piece that ties together with Projects and Mail would be really cool. However, truth is, I've switched platforms and application suites a number of times in my life (Corell -> MS Office -> Linux Open Office -> Mac (bunch o stuff)) and not having the ability to move or transfer information from and too in some cases was a nightmare. To me, if G does this, it'll all be about whether I can import and export my stuff, how well that works, and whether I can _completely_ remove anything I delete (especially projects I'm working on).
I would also toss out the obvious question with an obvious (and depressing) answer.... why doesn't Google build a "sync" like application that keeps desktop apps and files up-to-date with web apps and files. So if I work on a file on MS Word offline, when I come online it is synced up. If I work on it online, and I save, it syncs up with my desktop app. At least that way I always have a local (workable) copy.
Of course then I wouldn't be drinking the Google Lemonade and signing up for everything G exclusively. (since I already signed up for so much MS... and Apple, and... *sigh* ) - h00ligan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1i'm pretty sure google already said they weren't going to do storage.
- aspirinetu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1off topic:
to me, "web worker daily", written by a guy who made his money speculating about startups and millonaire amounts, and with that soviet style, is, at least, offensive to organized workers - quotato, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1We all need to get used to the Google March Into every application that is possible in 2007 and beyond...............It is sort of like paying taxes......the IRS......ya know what I mean......the private corporation is now a big boy........welcome to the 21st century people.......get stoned on cyber space.......cause.......it aint going nowhere but up...........ya dig...........???????
- TechCF, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Google is sooo great! I'm a happy google apps for your domain customer using it to organize the family.
- alanwarp, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2@GawtMilk
I believe I read somewhere that Mozilla is working on just that problem in the next version of Firefox.
edit: found the link
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/firefox_3_offline_apps.php - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2you say it like it's a bad thing
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+4Google has become the imperialist of the internet.
- Orakill, on 10/12/2007, -8/+4Thoughts with some insider info on where Google is going with pulling it all together. Interesting comments, especially mine :-{
The solution of course is gonna make a few zillionaires (allowing for inflation). - JontaaKinth, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0http://ma.gnolia.com/fujuge http://ma.gnolia.com/fasotor http://ma.gnolia.com/driwagaci
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