An interesting data point supporting the "software + services" model...
Web-based computing has a small disadvantage: working with an online program like, say, Writely (now Google Docs) is slower than using one based on your own machine, since info must constantly go back and forth from a remote server.
It also has a huge disadvantage: when you're off line, you're out of luck. You can't get at your web-based mail, you can't get at your online calendar or contact list or documents, you can't do very much. Traveling in China, I spend a lot of time off-line, so for me this is a deal-breaker.
All of which is why, to me, the news that Google Calendar will sync with Microsoft Outlook is big news indeed.
James Fallows (March 17, 2008) - Another step toward the online "cloud computing" life
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Another online calendar product called Famundo also syncs with Outlook. I've tried other similar products, but Famundo is my favorite. Now that it offers Outlook Sync, I don't need anything else!
You can find more information at http://www.famundo.com
Angie D.
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