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Another web - based replacement for Word - no cigar.

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Subject:  Another web - based replacement for Word - no cigar.
Author:   textor:   view profile | all posts by this author | add to favourites
Date:   10:07:28 24 March 2006
 
Web 2.0 and AJAX are the way of the future for sure, Microsoft is about to lose its word processing market as new web-based word processing applications such as Writely take over.

Or not.

I was too late to sign up for writely, but there is a new application at http://www.ajaxwrite.com/  which you can use for free. Sadly no cigar - it is full of bugs. But an interesting demonstration of what is possible.

I think it exposes some limitations. I would be interested to know if people who have tried other products such as Writely see the same sort of thing.

1. To edit a file you have to upload it. As most broadband has a 256k upload speed this could take a while for large documents.
2. Can a server-based application ever have anough control over the printer to get things formatted just right?
3. How can the sever-based application save the file to the right path on my computer?
4. I like to edit pictures in my image editor and just copy and paste direct into my word document - will that ever be possible?

These are just a few things that occured to me, I am sure there are more. My feeling is that this is never really going to work 100% unless and until Micosoft decides to get into this market and adapt IE for the requirements of its web-based applications. Thereby opening up yet more security holes no doubt.  And why would they do that anyway and open themselves up to real competition?

I remain a sceptic.

Bob

 
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