The first five of cloud experiences will be all about lock-in from all the vendors - you'd have to be an naive in the extreme to in any way single out Microsoft in that regard. Jesus, some of you folks need to get your head out of your asses for a different perspective - that same old view is starting to develop a stale odor...
It's almost 2010 as is and it's embarassing beyond words that the pinnacle of our technological prowess is still dependent on multiple spinning wheels. Hell, I'm hoping today's computers have more in common with a cotton gin than the computers I'm using in 2020.
Sharepoint versions improving with each release..
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Lotus vs. SharePoint
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Sharepoint 2001 was an abortion and a pain in the ass to use. The current version is about slightly less than halfway to where it needs to be. The next version will be be a huge improvement on numerous fronts (architecture, object model, integration, workflow, etc.) and I would expect the version after that to actually be a great product.
Now if they would only get a standalone MS Rules Server 2007 out the door I'd be a relatively happy camper...
One stands a half-decent chance at mounting an active defense to protect us despite obvious weaknesses; the other is riddled with technology, design, and implementation holes and is easily overwhelmed by a multiplicity of means.
Which is which...?
A great vision so long as you don't look at the planet from a virologist's point of view. At the rate of large mammal habitat destruction and extinction we are poised to become - the worlds greatest food source - and we deliver ourselves to the next meal, too. This is one curve we are not getting ahead of and the odds are a lot better at this point that a large percentage of us will become walking viral treats before living 150 year life spans. Such human-centric views of the planet are a natural but naive form of collective denial. Note this week's attempts in the Senate to prevent flu pandemic funding from being attached to the defense bill. Sen. Stevens (R-Alaska) was quoted as saying that "[avian flu] has not yet become a threat to human beings". And avian flu is just a gentle shot across the bow.
The big question is can humans innovate faster than viruses mutate...? The answer - unlikely...
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The first five of cloud experiences will be all about lock-in from all the vendors - you'd have to be an naive in the extreme to in any way single out Microsoft in that regard. Jesus, some of you folks need to get your head out of your asses for a different perspective - that same old view is starting to develop a stale odor...
It's almost 2010 as is and it's embarassing beyond words that the pinnacle of our technological prowess is still dependent on multiple spinning wheels. Hell, I'm hoping today's computers have more in common with a cotton gin than the computers I'm using in 2020.
Sharepoint 2001 was an abortion and a pain in the ass to use. The current version is about slightly less than halfway to where it needs to be. The next version will be be a huge improvement on numerous fronts (architecture, object model, integration, workflow, etc.) and I would expect the version after that to actually be a great product. Now if they would only get a standalone MS Rules Server 2007 out the door I'd be a relatively happy camper...
One stands a half-decent chance at mounting an active defense to protect us despite obvious weaknesses; the other is riddled with technology, design, and implementation holes and is easily overwhelmed by a multiplicity of means. Which is which...?
A great vision so long as you don't look at the planet from a virologist's point of view. At the rate of large mammal habitat destruction and extinction we are poised to become - the worlds greatest food source - and we deliver ourselves to the next meal, too. This is one curve we are not getting ahead of and the odds are a lot better at this point that a large percentage of us will become walking viral treats before living 150 year life spans. Such human-centric views of the planet are a natural but naive form of collective denial. Note this week's attempts in the Senate to prevent flu pandemic funding from being attached to the defense bill. Sen. Stevens (R-Alaska) was quoted as saying that "[avian flu] has not yet become a threat to human beings". And avian flu is just a gentle shot across the bow. The big question is can humans innovate faster than viruses mutate...? The answer - unlikely...