Comments on: How close is Google Apps (with Sites) to Microsoft’s SharePoint? http://www.diversity.net.nz/how-close-is-google-apps-with-sites-to-microsofts-sharepoint/2008/03/03/ Commentary and Analysis for User-Centered Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Riversdale http://www.diversity.net.nz/how-close-is-google-apps-with-sites-to-microsofts-sharepoint/2008/03/03/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Mike Riversdale Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:30:19 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/how-close-is-google-apps-with-sites-to-microsofts-sharepoint/2008/03/03/#comment-1492 Thanks. I don't think hosting SharePoint would make much difference except for the IT resources that move from inside the company to outside. The difference is in the fundamental approach to the products - one is still fairly stand-alone (a bit of s/w installed on a server and that's what you use), the other is built on the Internet and therefore connected. To be fair to both they are both closed walls to a degree AND both companies are moving as fast as possible to extend the walls if not make them totally permeable. Yeah, both "wikis" are a bit average compared to the standalone wikis. However people don't want a "wiki", they want to place information into a bucket that others can find, link to and use ... both are OK at that. Read your post, very cool - have subscribed to ya :-) Thanks.

I don’t think hosting SharePoint would make much difference except for the IT resources that move from inside the company to outside. The difference is in the fundamental approach to the products – one is still fairly stand-alone (a bit of s/w installed on a server and that’s what you use), the other is built on the Internet and therefore connected.
To be fair to both they are both closed walls to a degree AND both companies are moving as fast as possible to extend the walls if not make them totally permeable.

Yeah, both “wikis” are a bit average compared to the standalone wikis. However people don’t want a “wiki”, they want to place information into a bucket that others can find, link to and use … both are OK at that.

Read your post, very cool – have subscribed to ya :-)

]]> By: Sam Lawrence http://www.diversity.net.nz/how-close-is-google-apps-with-sites-to-microsofts-sharepoint/2008/03/03/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Sam Lawrence Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:00:34 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/how-close-is-google-apps-with-sites-to-microsofts-sharepoint/2008/03/03/#comment-1488 Nice post, Mike. I'd be interested in hearing how today's hosted exchange/sharepoint evolves your perspective. It doesn't change mine at all. And frankly, its fantastic that Google is putting their heavily resourced attention on Sharepoint. Their wiki isn't even in the same galaxy but it opens options up for customers that needed an excuse. FWIW, I just posted on this, too. Check it out: http://gobigalways.com/google-meet-glass-ceiling/ Cheers, sam Nice post, Mike. I’d be interested in hearing how today’s hosted exchange/sharepoint evolves your perspective. It doesn’t change mine at all. And frankly, its fantastic that Google is putting their heavily resourced attention on Sharepoint. Their wiki isn’t even in the same galaxy but it opens options up for customers that needed an excuse.

FWIW, I just posted on this, too. Check it out: http://gobigalways.com/google-meet-glass-ceiling/

Cheers,
sam

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