> With internet speeds increasing these online systems are very useful for > the average user who sends emails, writes letters, etc, as they take away > the burden of looking after software and keeping it up to date.
Or another way of looking it, if you keep building systems with the expectation that people will have an always-on, persistent fast connection - you look out people like me still on 31.2 Kbps dial-up... But in this case, API would easily trump source code and dictionary/thesarus with patches IMHO - API could react within minutes to a sudden change in the significance of a term. Who would want to wait 15 days lag for a patch to keep switching "McClaren" from being primarily about Formula One, Steve or Malcolm - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
