Comments on: MS Web Office

By: Paul The UnixCentric

Paul The UnixCentric — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:01:13 +0000

Well, yes and no. You buy a license, and in doing so, have the legal right to operate the software in question. You own your copy of the software, which is tied directly to the license you purchase. In a way, the license is the software.

I’ve been thru a few of these legal disputes with companies I worked with. It seems black and white, but as usual in all things legalese, it’s all a matter of grey interpretation. :-)

And just in case I wasn’t being clear, I’m more concerned about the intellectual property than the product (tho I also feel making “online” apps is like stealing consumers’ money since they don’t “get” anything for their purchases) — for example, if the application suite is online, where are the documents stored? Remotely? Unacceptable.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:10:51 +0000

technically you don’t own your applications whether you have them on or offline, right? you just license them?

By: Paul The UnixCentric

Paul The UnixCentric — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:58:57 +0000

Wow. A single text entry field that doesn’t work. Yep. Another fine M$ product! :-)

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:01:44 +0000

Here's the demo site.

By: Paul The UnixCentric

Paul The UnixCentric — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:51:06 +0000

Subheading from that MarketWatch link: “…Big, but slow…”

Yep. That’s M$ in a nutshell. Hope they aren’t going to slow down or break the whole damned Internet. :-)

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:31:16 +0000

MarketWatch says (via Scripting News) it's going to happen. We should know more later today.

By: Paul The UnixCentric

Paul The UnixCentric — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:20:04 +0000

Well, that aspect of it is a good thing -- but my distaste has nothing to do with Windows or Micro$oft. For once. :-)

The removal of possession (of application, data) from the individual is just another step in removing individual privacy rights. Look at the problem with online email (like that aberration called Hotmail), and also governmental appeals to have the right to invade more and more individual privacies -- put these three all together, and you'll get the idea.

I can't see that being a good thing in any light.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:35:09 +0000

I’d think you’d like this trend, considering that it gives people one less reason to “need” Windows.

By: Paul The UnixCentric

Paul The UnixCentric — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:03:38 +0000

Eww; and I'm not even saying that because of Micro$oft.

So... I guess I'm the only one on earth who absolutely HATES this trend of distributed applications and web-based everything. Sad.