Li Bing-QCH1550 wrote:
>
> I have a proposal as follows. Please give me some advice.
>
> You may have heard of ISP (Internet Service Provider) and ICP (Internet
> Content Provider). I think maybe it shall exist a new Internet provider,
> IFP. Here the F means Function. With the IFP's help, everyone who can access
> internet can also get functions which are necessary to him such as Workbook,
> Diary, Word Processor and even Finance Programs. Although it is difficult
> for us to realize the idea at present, it is possible to be realized in the
> near future with the quick development of Internet on speed and bandwidth.
> However, some little programs can be pushed on Internet so it will decrease
> the burden of persons who are not familiar with computer operations because
> only browser is needed. As the idea, I develop some applications with Java
> on the Linux Platform. I find it may be one of the good futures on Internet.
>
This isn't a new idea at all. Look at recent versions of Quicken, for
example... you can upload your Quicken records to Intuit's website, and
access them even if you don't happen to have a web site available. In
general, customers at least in the U.S. have reacted very negatively to
the "rent-an-app" idea (although Microsoft is pushing it hard), but it
seems OK to get a service as a "feature" of a for-pay boxed software
package.
-hpa
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