Stephen Russell wrote: <snipped> > I guess the biggest reason to move towards a SaaS environment is to see > dumping your desktop and or laptop computer all together! Handheld > computers are ramping up and will only get better. The iPhone is primary > example in this arena.
I agree with you here...more and more UMPC devices are coming alive and practical it seems. > > So why force everyone to an outdated mind set because you have installers > written years ago that make it easy for you the vendor? Disagree. Users (still looking to run software from their desktop/laptop) will have NO problem or concern for installing an app as they've done for years. imho > > Will your app allow for people on the move to access what they need? Check > sales for a specific customer because they just called and left a voice mail > while your on your commute home. That's why I do like data accessible from the web (in a secure fashion, of course). > > I see SaaS as a feature set where flexibility is the most important aspect. > To that I say I am all for it. > I also like the idea of databases accessible over the web so that other apps can be written to hook into them, whereas you can't do that with classic Foxpro design where the data is Foxpro tables and is local. Sure, you could do something with WestWind Web Connection, but I'd rather create apps that will run on these new mobile devices instead. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
