GlobalMind
Domino Dude, POWER Systems Guy
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join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL
| This is special how?
Ok, so after RFA, I don't get it. How is this special and how is this specifically going after MSFT?
There are plenty of apps out there that can deal with data "off-line." I don't see this as an outright attack on MSFT specifically. In fact I have here on my system a design tool from IBM that's local, browser based, and works just fine without an internet connection.
An offline news reader? Whoo hoo. Big freakin deal there. Quite sure there are a few of those out there already.
Sounds to me that the whole thing is a tad overblown, trying to make something out of nothing.
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | If its free they wont be stupid and release all the features. |
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weasbri
join:2004-01-13
Vienna, VA
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It goes after MSFT by (eventually) allowing Docs and Spreadsheets to be used offline, thus mounting a challenge to Office. One of the big complaints about Google Docs is that you have to be online to use it, which could be a problem on the road or on a plane. If you can work on a Google Doc offline, that makes it a more serious competitor to Word. |
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GlobalMind
Domino Dude, POWER Systems Guy
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join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL
| Hmm, ok I guess as I see it there are already several Word competitors...so I don't see how this is all that special.
If it is an actual installed product then aside from perhaps the ability to sync up to the online version, how would this be any different from other competitors like OpenOffice or any other office suite?
K.
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