Comments on: iWork.com: Apple Takes a Bite of the Cloud http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alternative Word Processors for the Mac http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78687 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:29:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78687 [...] advanced features like table of contents, tables, shapes, sharing via iWork .com (covered by Imran), and the option of saving documents in MS Word format. My testing of conversions to Word format [...]

]]> By: Web Work 101: 10 Apps You Can’t Do Without « mensonblog http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78686 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:16:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78686 [...] iWork.com [...]

]]> By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive Web Work 101: 10 Apps You Can’t Do Without « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78685 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:03:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78685 [...] iWork.com [...]

]]> By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive Road to Recovery: Tools for Web Working Self-Control and Productivity « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78684 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:00:34 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78684 [...] or WriteRoom, the benefit of the latter being customizable color schemes, but with the release of iWork ‘09, I’ve switched. The reason for the change is that despite the cost, iWork.com is far too [...]

]]> By: Roger Cunard http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78683 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:37:56 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78683 Apple is certainly moving to the right direction with its beta version of iWork.com. They have built an attractive, solid foundation from which to add new features such as online document creation/editing and change-tracking collaboration.

I do not expect an open system with sharing for Adobe Buzzword, Google Docs, Zoho, etc. I do, however, expect tighter integration with iPhone and MobileMe. Being able to access, create and edit Pages, Keynote and Numbers documents from the iPhone would be a killer app.

]]> By: Neil Anderson http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78682 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:02:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78682 I’ll go with Apple’s solution.

]]> By: Imran Ali http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78681 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:17:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78681 @Wayne – sure, that’s certaily one of the strengths of iWork.com, but perhaps not compelling enough just yet.

@Bob, I’m inclined to agree – that ‘web’ seems to be the best default with clients built around that rather than vice versa…Twitter for example.

@AdamC sure they may have good reasons, but they haven’t demonstrated a competency for web apps (neither has Microsoft). I’m a huge Apple fan, but iWork just seems a little behind the curve.

]]> By: AdamC http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78680 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:31:39 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78680 I am sure Apple have reasons why they are going that direction and I am sure they had studied Google and Zoho as well. These guys are putting money where their mouths are and writers don’t have to risk a single cent when they are wrong.
This is only a beta and I am sure they will refine it further.

]]> By: Bob Thomson http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78679 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:50:12 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78679 It’s an interesting area that’s seeing a lot of growth with a mixture between tools that are only targeted at reviewing, tools for collaborative editing and of course some that are fully web-based and some that are more on a desktop application + limited web application model.

Another difference is where some allow real-time communication and commenting between collaborators and some that do not.

We’ve been working on a real-time Silverlight 2 collaboration application for the last year which follows the “review only, completely web based, real-time” paradigm and are just coming out of private Beta. It’s called colaab and is available at:

colaab.com

I guess the main differences between the iWork model and colaab is that we support images, video and documents for commenting, not just documents – and off course all you need is a browser to get going!

I’m not sure I’d like to be tied to a desktop client these days, just look at the change in Joost’s numbers since they ditched theirs:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/08/joost-has-a-heartbeat/

Thanks,

Bob

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]]> By: Wayne http://gigaom.com/collaboration/iworkcom-apple-takes-a-bite-of-the-cloud/#comment-78678 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:54:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6211#comment-78678 I think it’s a good first step, with the initial emphasis being approval. You get a perfect-looking copy of the document online (not looks-a-lot-like-it) where you can mark it up, approve it, and download it if it’s final.

Google emphasizes making the document online and suffers in the appearance department. (At least last I used it.) Microsoft is also using a desktop + web approach. Apple went for great looks and simplicity first, and can then add features.

And good looks is important when it’s document approval time… at least if the document is ultimately intended to look good.

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