Google is going through all this work to make an online suite comparable to microsoft's ajax. Why can't people be happy with open office? I'm sure there's a way to run it off of a thumb drive on any system that one would reasonably want to work at. (who needs to review documents on a kiosk?)
Seriously, what kind of a lame argument is that? I find this "why bother?"-attitude really annoying, just because this doesn't fit your lifestyle perfectly doesn't make it a useless feature. For example, both MSPP and OO.org occupies disk space, on a portable device where you want to minimize the occupied space (say, on a flash-based device), a feature like this provided by Google is excellent. Or if you simply don't want to install MSPP or OO.org, regardless why.
In fact, with the frailties of public wireless internet, keeping a persistent session would probably be more of a hurdle than downloading and installing open office. Its tough enough to submit a paper when comcast decides i don't need internet for 3 hours (as happened yesterday), at least i could WORK on the paper when stranded from the net.
Working on text requires no more than a simple text editor. You can work on your text for as long as you like in a text editor just to do the final formatting using the online application. This is just one of many reasons why this is a great feature.
But should that really matter? Apple created the iTunes Music Store to sell music to the iPod-owners, not to them buying Muvo or Zune.. Outlawing this is like preventing Ford's steering wheels to be sold separately because it won't fit in a Honda. Apple should really be free to create whatever products they like, and it is only to be expected that their other products will be compatible with the first. To deny them this freedom is insane. If they (the government) are so sure that Apple is wrong, then fear not: the consumers will go for the competition if the competition is more liberal. This should be no government's business. If they want to take action (but I'd rather see them not), make it easier for competing companies to establish themselves.
Just the other day I was thinking exactly the same thing.. whatever happened to the will-be-ubiquitous webmasters of the '90s?
Great article, thanks a lot, mate!
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How many people does Tesla employ? (I have no idea. I simply think it's a relevant aspect.)
Seriously, what kind of a lame argument is that? I find this "why bother?"-attitude really annoying, just because this doesn't fit your lifestyle perfectly doesn't make it a useless feature. For example, both MSPP and OO.org occupies disk space, on a portable device where you want to minimize the occupied space (say, on a flash-based device), a feature like this provided by Google is excellent. Or if you simply don't want to install MSPP or OO.org, regardless why.
In fact, with the frailties of public wireless internet, keeping a persistent session would probably be more of a hurdle than downloading and installing open office. Its tough enough to submit a paper when comcast decides i don't need internet for 3 hours (as happened yesterday), at least i could WORK on the paper when stranded from the net.Working on text requires no more than a simple text editor. You can work on your text for as long as you like in a text editor just to do the final formatting using the online application. This is just one of many reasons why this is a great feature.
Do you mean something like this? It's been around for some time now, however, I haven't been able to try it out yet since I primarily run Mac OS X.
But should that really matter? Apple created the iTunes Music Store to sell music to the iPod-owners, not to them buying Muvo or Zune.. Outlawing this is like preventing Ford's steering wheels to be sold separately because it won't fit in a Honda. Apple should really be free to create whatever products they like, and it is only to be expected that their other products will be compatible with the first. To deny them this freedom is insane. If they (the government) are so sure that Apple is wrong, then fear not: the consumers will go for the competition if the competition is more liberal. This should be no government's business. If they want to take action (but I'd rather see them not), make it easier for competing companies to establish themselves.
Just the other day I was thinking exactly the same thing.. whatever happened to the will-be-ubiquitous webmasters of the '90s? Great article, thanks a lot, mate!