Browser as a Platform

Cloud Based Microsoft Office – Early 2010?

-Rashidi Barnett
Yesterday, Microsoft(MSFT) announced that Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote will have a new home in the cloud.  I previously had concerns on how MSFT was going to handle/compete with products such as Zoho, Google Docs and SlideRocket and IBM’s Lotus Symphony.  Not to say that they couldn’t, just when were they going to release [...]

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This blog will explore the thoughts and ideas of browser as a platform (BAAP). The implication is that potentially, the software based OS (Windows, MAC, etc), can go away and will be replace by a Browser based OS. We already see the trend with applications such as Google Docs , and SlideRocket that are replacements for Microsoft Office. We will review products and applications that are trying to replace desktop applications.

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