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This is true. However, the cloud is part of Office 365's ecosystem play. You get the full-strength Office programs installed locally (Windows and Mac), plus th
by scholia 11y ago
This is true. However, the cloud is part of Office 365's ecosystem play. You get the full-strength Office programs installed locally (Windows and Mac), plus the ability to work in the cloud, plus the mobile apps for Windows, iOS and Android.
Even if "99% of office workers in enterprise/businesses/governments etc" do their work on the desktop, there's still some appeal to being able to get what you want where you want it. This is where LibreOffice is trailing badly (as is Google Docs).
- workitout 11y ago>> there's still some appeal to being able to get what you want where you want it That implies most companies are willing to trust their business secrets to the cloud. That isn't what I see happening, not in medium sized business or enterprises.
- scholia 11y agoAgreed, up to a point. But a lot of companies are already using hosted email, and a lot have signed up for Office 365 and/or Google Docs.... https://cloud.google.com/customers/ https://cloud.google.com/customers/ https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-customer-stories-office-testimonials https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-custom... Quite a lot use salesforce.com and other services. It isn't the majority, but the cloud business is big and it's growing fast. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2974016/enterprise-applications/office-365-tops-salesforce-as-most-popular-enterprise-service.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2974016/enterprise-appl...