From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The reviews I've seen said Google Apps does not run offline. If you ask me
that's a killer

http://www.playfuls.com/news_06331_Google_Apps_Premier_Edition_Another_Way_to_G
et_Things_Done.html

Obviously, as is the case with any software, Google Apps Premier Edition is
not perfect and there still are many downsides to it. Which would then be
Google Apps' disadvantages, noted by its critics?

1. The lack of an alternative to Microsoft's PowerPoint application, a
software much used and appreciated in the business environment. 2. The
dependence on an Internet connection can also be a vulnerability, because
today not anywhere on the globe you can find a reliable and stable
connection. Google Apps does not run offline, which raises many problems
for people who don't have an always on Internet connection.

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:45e18f6b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> There's no way to run Google apps offline?
>
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> Bob Comer
>
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:45e18e77$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>> "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote
>> in message news:45e0952c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>>> It's much more than one buried article. just a few of a google of em
>>>> below.
>>>> I really wonder how much of the SMB market they'll acquire
and how much
>>>> that
>>>> market really requires the shared/collaboration feature (
it may appeal
>>>> to
>>>> educational markets though). I'd  also say the real competition here
>>>> for SMB
>>>> is not Office but OpenOffice for any small business
seeking to reduce
>>>> cost.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If only you could deliver openoffice over the net & have
it use either
>>> local file or URL as a file source/sink.
>>>
>>> Adam
>>
>> yep
>>
>> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/9915/1085/
>> If Google Apps was integrated into a desktop suite such as OpenOffice -
>> so you could edit files on your desktop but know the latest version was
>> stored online if you needed to access it on the road - then Microsoft
>> would really have something to worry about. Google is rumoured to be
>> considering buying ThinkFree, one of the most tightly integrated
>> Office-like online suites. ThinkFree also offers a desktop-based Java
>> version and a premium service is under development that synchronises
>> documents in the desktop and online versions. Acquiring ThinkFree now
>> looks less likely, but with Google you just never know.
>>
>> Sure it goes against the whole Web 2.0 philosophy, but until Google Apps
>> incorporates an offline option then it's only preaching to the converted.
>> It's going to struggle to win converts amongst old school Microsoft
>> desktop users who still don't have reliable enough internet access to
>> trust their documents to Google Apps.
>>
>> Microsoft Office is Microsoft's cash cow, so Google Apps has the
>> potential to really hit Redmond where it hurts. Making Google Apps
>> documents available offline could finally create a true
"Office killer".
>>
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