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but this misses the point that often in these companies what you can install on your machine is incredibly locked down, which makes SaaS the only way to easily
by dougmccune 13y ago
but this misses the point that often in these companies what you can install on your machine is incredibly locked down, which makes SaaS the only way to easily get new apps you can actually use. You may very well have users who want new software, but the only way they can do so is through the web, since installing new desktop software requires rolling a boulder up a hill.
- taude 13y agoOr, just wait until your SaaS is cutoff by the company firewall, something done at large companies with products like DropBox, Google Docs, Evernote, etc...
- csmuk 13y agoYes we do this and we need to keep doing it. This is because despite masses of training, people still think it's fine to upload confidential documents and personal information to public dropbox folders and the like and stick our code on public github repositories... Only the firewall can account for idiots well enough.
- secoif 13y agoSounds like your company has far bigger issues than people sharing confidential information.
- csmuk 13y agoNo not really. Sounds like your ego doesn't match the reality of a medium sized business.
- DanBC 13y agoHello! Welcome to HN. You make some good points about the ability of naive users to do really scary, damaging things; and about the frustrations of working in medium to big businesses. Unfortunately, you do so in an unhelpful way. Please consider editing your comments. (Feel free to ignore me or tell me to fuck off. I'm just a user with no power).
- csmuk 13y agoNot a new user. Been here for 3 years. I was hellbanned before for saying something positive about Microsoft :) Get your point though!