On 9/20/07, Bob La Quey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well what do you think? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Brad Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sep 20, 2007 9:55 AM > Subject: will Gmail go the way of Lotus 1-2-3 ? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Very Interesting post -- > > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/09/18.html > >
I wonder what makes him think that Google wouldn't adapt GMail to use the new fancy web framework if that is what customers want? Google has lots of engineers and encourages them to innovate, so I don't think it would take too long to rework GMail. Google Docs might be another story, though, as I imagine it is at least an order of magnitude more complex. Even so, with software development cycles being comparatively short now, I don't see Google misjudging the market to the same extent that Lotus did. Also, using web apps or internet app distribution (like Java's Web Start) breaks down some of the hurdles of getting improved versions to your customers, which can help with retention. -- Rick -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
