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Desktop or not to desktop, that is not the question.

This article in PC Pro frames an ongoing confusion in the industry about how to move “core” productivity apps from the desktop to the cloud.

Part of the issue is technical resource, the sheer scale of the job to turn a suite of heavy local desktop apps into real cloud apps, and one of motivation, with Microsoft defending their position and the likes of Google, Oracle and Zoho attacking it from the cloud. The revenue model for the MS Office cash cow vs. the limited functionality but free online office services further muddies the waters, pitching the battle for who can get it right at what price?

But what of the customer? The article demonstrates that all they want is the best of both worlds at a reasonable cost; the customer in terms of deployment and management of a large user base (benefits of “The Cloud”) the end-user in terms of day to day use, a desktop experience when using the software (rich user experience, always available), without the hassle of well, the desktop user experience (install, configure, repair, upgrade…).

With cnap.office, our light “cloud” office suite that comes bundled with cnap.me, we are striving to addresses all of these key issues by removing the debate around web or desktop apps completely, offering the end-user the desktop experience, delivered from the web. And we are extending this philosophy to any application by enabling developers to develop apps like web apps that are delivered “instantly” to the desktop. This has been our aim from the start, and it is nice to see that while the big players are fighting on either side of the battle field for dominance, we can deliver what the customer wants now without compromise.

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Posted by Peter on Dec 23 2010. Filed under Featured News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry