I think it depends on the industry. The lest tech-savvy a customer is, the less likely a client will want to deploy a solution to that customer that requires downloading anything.
It's not just that. There are other issues at play, too. 1) Sometimes it's nice to not have to open ANOTHER application to get something done. How many applications, business systems, etc. do we have to use? One for Personnel. One for Accounting. One for ERP. It gets to be really old after a while. Each one has a long load, too. 2) Deployment, and support and updates are a PAIN! For every application I have running in my organization, I have to maintain it. I have to load patches, updates, bug fixes, security updates, yadda, yadda, yadda. If the application runs over the web, I don't have that problem. All I have to worry about are client OS updates. 3) Can I run your application from home? Starbucks? The hotel? The answer is "maybe, if you have a VPN", which is more crap I have to deal with as an IT manager, and more expense that I have to shoulder if I'm a VP. Does that mean that every manager thinks this way? No. However, once again, it's a hurdle. RR has some advantages in this realm, though. It is one of those tools that allows you to prototype something while you're still sitting at the conference table. That doesn't suck. However, it still won't run remotely...easily. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
