The huge success of web apps have made me think about the continued use for Microsoft’s Office suite. Back in the day Office was the only game in town but today Google’s Apps lead the Web2.0 surge in online apps that provide great functionality and work group solutions for free. When Robert Scoble announced:
I’ve been watching my usage. In two months I’ve only used Outlook out of the entire Office Suite. Everything else? Moved onto online services.”
- 09:06 AM April 30, 2008 from web
Reflecting upon my own use of applications online from various vendors including my beta testing of SlideRocket, I would have to agree that the time to move from Microsoft’s Office suite to Google Apps and SlideRocket appear to make more sense than ever before as I also type this on my laptop, suggestion I’m set for wireless access to data at the office, at home and on the road.
Scoble may be predicting cloud computing solutions has really arrived because the applications available today are more than powerful enough for a majority of citizens. For those who see their roles within organizations as advanced users of MS Word and Excel, then Microsoft’s Office suite is still a perfect fit for this small user base.
Tags: Cloud Computing, Robert Scoble, Naked Conversations, community, Google Apps, Microsoft Office, globalization, trends
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I think that there will be some hesitation for the mainstream user to move into the cloud, basically because of security concerns (founded or unfounded).