Browser as a Platform

Head still in the Cloud

-by Rashidi Barnett
I’ve been thinking about how MSFT has made the move to change one of their core products, MSFT Office, fundamentally changing the way they do business. This, in my humble opinion, is in response to what they’ve seen newer, and some smaller companies do. Please see previous post in which I elaborated on [...]

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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