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What's the value of it being online? Surely being able to run it as a native application would be preferable?
by ginko 8mo ago
What's the value of it being online? Surely being able to run it as a native application would be preferable?
- LunaSea 8mo agoIt means that it is de-facto compatible with all operating systems. Also means that the tooling to make collaborative work in this suite possible already exists because it's a common use case on the web and less so on native software (see Microsoft Office vs. Microsoft 365 online).
- mimasama 8mo agoSure, "all" operating systems. "All" that is OSes that have a web browser built for it that at least supports [TransformStream](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TransformStream https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TransformSt...)... And the browser and spec written and maintained mostly by people outside of France. Kinda compromises the point of being "sovereign" doesn't it?
- touisteur 8mo agoForking Firefox whenever the rug is pulled seems doable (with elbow grease), and in the meantime Europeans can invest on problems that don't have an already mature fully open-source solution.
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- ddulaney 8mo agoThere are definitely some benefits! Installation and updates become trivial. Also, collaboration is generally easier, because all you have to do is send a link. These are the same reasons Google Docs took off, and they are real advantages.
- vman81 8mo agoManaging documents on the back end can be very sensible, depending on your work context. Not having to deal with installations is also a real advantage in a heterogeneous environment with a mix of US-controlled operating systems and unencumbered OSes. It also makes migration between them easier, since you only need a common browser to be supported.