Friday sept. 18 (BOL)
Various topics were covered in this episode.
One interesting topic was about Microsoft putting office on the web to compete with Google doc.
Detailed analysis was done and it was clear that Microsoft’s office web version is far too inferior to that of Google’s. Microsoft office web app. needs lots of improvement to compete with Google. Apart from being slow, the worst part about it was about its poor sharing feature and ability. Users had to create a folder, invite a person to share and change their status to edit. This is a way too long complicated process. They have to focus on web more. 70-80 % features found on the desktop version was not there.
However, the good thing about it was the desktop document could be viewed perfectly in the web. A very fancy and giant power-point presentation looked just as good on the web as on the desktop.
Hurdle is its performance. If Microsoft has to succeed with this app it cannot afford to make it as an extension of the desktop, just like add on. It needs to be convenient and have the features like their successful desktop version do.
The next discussion was about the possible effects of the radiation from the cell phones. Technology geeks seemed to be annoyed by this topic. One of them even said that if you don’t want radiation at your home, turn-off your TV! People are coming up with the ways to capitalize with fear and make money out of it. No thorough research has been done that proves that radiation is damaging. There has been preliminary research that says yes and other says no. There was some kind of metal available to be worn on the clothes that could block the radiation.
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Google's greatest advantage over Microsoft is collaboration. In order for Microsoft to compete with google they need to enhance thier products. If people are concerned about radiation they should protect themselves such as using handfree devices and stop using equipment that has radiation.
ReplyDeleteIf Microsoft would upgrade their web version to perform more like their desktop version, they may actually have a product that is superior to Google's. Most consumers are familiar with Word, so the transition would be simple. However, it may take some time for Microsoft to upgrade their web version. And in the meantime they are losing users.
ReplyDeleteThe radiation is exactly that... a ploy for someone to make money. TVs, microwaves, and now phones. What will give us dangerous radiation next?
Hopefully Microsoft will take the criticism well and improve their product as a result.
ReplyDeleteEven with Microsoft having great resolution with their documents they are steady losing customers and potential customers due to unavailable features that their competitors are offering. Learning available features or collaborating with Google should be a solution to their problems.
ReplyDeleteRadiations is in the majority of the products that we currently use so it being in cell phones should not bring much fear..just try to create a way to prevent it.
Microsoft definitely needs to further enhance their products before trying to compete with a "powerhouse" such as Google. More features need to be added to Microsoft in order for them to effectively compete on the web.
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