On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 10:02 +0000, Richard Rothwell wrote: > 2008/12/17 Ian Lynch <ian.ly...@zmsl.com>: > > On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 14:54 +0530, Vikram Gaur wrote: > >> Web version has limited future because of bandwidth. Google will take > >> care of that. > > > > That is like saying MS will take care of the desktop for us! > > > > At the moment there are bandwidth limitations but they will gradually > > ease and those that go into the market early will dominate just as MS > > has done at the desktop. We need to look further ahead if we are serious > > about long term survival. > > > >> Still if we want to compete with that we can convert openoffice.org to > >> web version. > > > > Question is how? Who will take responsibility for doing it? Sun has the > > technology with Global Desktop to offer thin client access to anyone > > through a standard web browser. Question is where the revenue can be > > generated to fund the servers etc. MS will be doing it from advertising > > like Google. > > It may be that organisations will want to run their _own_ web based > office suites. That would offer security, etc. A true FOSS web based > office suite might well be rather popular. It would mean that others > could offer a hosted service in competition with the big boys - in the > same way that Web hosting, etc is offered.
I think large hosting companies might offer it as value added to customers. I get web mail with a choice of SquirrelMail, Horde and Cube from my e-mail host. Why not a web hosting service that just happens to provide web based office facilities for free? Probably needs marketing to build a relationship with the biggest hosting providers. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
