Overambitious
Perhaps Google may be over reaching a bit with it’s latest idea to potentially take on Microsoft
One of the good things about MS Office is that it is hosted on the individual comptuer, and that it doesn’t require an Internet connection to function.
Furthermore, MS Office doesn’t require one to store their data on the web (like Google Apps). The former is advantageous for many companies who would rather like to keep information confined to their corporate networks, either for security or regulatory reasons.
There’s a chance that Google could make a dent in MS’ armor, but in the big picture, it’s not much.
Are you sure? Schools all over are deploying Google apps, and as far as employers are concerned, a web 2.0 solution is a deployer’s dream. Vulnerabilities? The hacker is taking on virtual servers, not a server manager working server work flow. Plus, if the user knows how to use their web browser, by definition they know most of what they need to to use Google Apps. The line between offline and online is getting thinner and thinner, isolationists aside.
Comment by robozork — 11/22/2008 @ 5:26 pm