Nils’ Geek Blog

I really like Web 2.0, the AJAX technology and all that comes with it. I adore the idea of making all applications available online. I guess I’m not the only one using several computers every day. When making the applications available online you don’t have to go through the pain of setting up all your computers with the same software. You then also don’t have to reinstall every application every time you reinstall the operating systems.

I prefer to have a similar setup on the computers I use. In some cases you may not have this possibility. Maybe your company gives you limited access to your company computer. This is no longer a problem, since you get access to a lot of software online these days, like the online word processor Writely and the calendar service Calendarhub. For those of you who haven’t checked out the customizable personalized website Netvibes, check it out!

I think it’s just a matter of time until Microsoft and the other huge software companies will notice the competition they get from online applications and have to rethink their solutions. If you think of it…there are so many advantages with online applications:

Availability

You only need a computer with internet (web) access. With today’s broadband and wireless access (almost) everywhere that’s not a problem.

Reliability

If there’s a bug in the software, it will probably be automatically be reported to the software developer. If something’s not working, it will probably be fixed soon, as you’re not the only user

Cost

As the application can be sold by the developer and not by a store, the prices will go down. One example of this is the company Dell, which sells all their computers online.

Piracy

The user may no long make an illegal copy, as the application us user online Problem solved?

Virus, Trojans and Spyware

Instead of having each computer checking files for viruses, now this may be scanned online, like Gmail does for all attachments.

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