Adobe announced last week that they were going to "transition all their entire suite to web-based applications." Cool, but so what?
Gasp! Yes, I work for salesforce.com and I'm asking "Who cares about online apps?". Let me explain to you what I mean, though.
One of the great things about Salesforce is that you work in what we call an organization, sharing data with everyone else in your group or company. You, your bosses, and subordinates, depending on your structure and you place in that structure, can share, report, and forecast on that information. That's really compelling.
What similar case would compel me to use a single-user app, like Photoshop, on the web?
The only one I can think of is if I'm using a computer other than the one I normally work on, either a home computer or a computer in a lab or cafe or the like. Interesting, but how often is that really an issue for me? For the standard user?
I'm not trying to say I'm against companies doing this kind of stuff, but I'm not sure I see a lot of benefit. If you see it, please share.
