If Google Docs is a new term to you or if you are not sure what it is all about, then this article is for you. If you are a mobile device user, then you are missing a real opportunity to improve your performance and efficiency. If you are a desktop PC user, then you could have missed a major technology shift, which is occurring around you.
Back in 2008, critics discussing Replacing Desktop Software with Web Applications were not too enthusiastic.
Web applications aren’t, in most cases, real replacements for desktop software. Google Docs or Zoho will never be as fast, as powerful or as easy to use as Microsoft Office or OpenOffice, but their other strengths could convince some people to use them.
A striking coincidence is my reason for linking Dick Francis and Cloud Computing, when for everyone else this may seem the most unlikely combination. It also allows me to pay homage to one of my favorite writers, who unfortunately is no longer with us.
This blog started out with the tagline, the Mobile Web from a Desktop perspective. Many assumed that tweaking the web pages on standard websites would make them suitable for smart phones surfing on the mobile Web. Progressively that has become less and less tenable. Nevertheless many seem to assume that the real Internet space is that visited via a desktop PC.
There are a number of factors that mean that it is only a matter of time until the Mobile Web becomes the predominant cyber-space. Consider a few of them:
If you don’t find those arguments compelling, then perhaps you need to study the behavior and attitude of those who can accelerate the pace of change. On that, the headline says it all.
Google Adopts a New Strategy: Mobile First
At the Mobile World Congress tradeshow, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced that more of his company’s focus is now on smartphones than on desktops. He summed this up with a new motto: “Mobile First“.
With this rule, Google developers are now creating versions of new services for smartphones before creating ones to run on PCs.
In his opinion, the key reason for this is the importance of cloud computing, where applications and data are handled by the Internet.
Google is a leading proponent of cloud computing. Its Android operating system for smartphones depends heavily on always-on, high-speed wireless data connections, since many of its more advanced features are handled in the cloud, such as speech recognition.
I believe it’s the time for us all to smell that coffee. It’s certainly on the go.
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