| As the internet improves with more applications and | | | | as well as backed up online at the same time. It is |
| services, many of the desktop applications are starting | | | | important to keep your data on your local machine so |
| be replaced by online versions of the same thing. | | | | that you always have access to it no matter what. At |
| These replacements include office suites, photo | | | | times services can go down and connections could be |
| management, editing, email, and basic programs that | | | | lost. If you have your data, you can work with it |
| are used everyday. What will happen to applications in | | | | regardless of any of these issues. |
| the future? Will they all be on the cloud? | | | | Google did a first attempt at this type of hybrid model |
| The cloud versus non-cloud debate most likely is one | | | | with Gears but the program never really shaped up |
| of poor foresight. The reality is that applications will | | | | the way it could have been. With the upcoming |
| probably have more of a hybrid model. This means | | | | HTML5 it will be much easier for there to be online and |
| that there will be ways of using the same applications | | | | offline versions of web applications because of the |
| and tools through a browser while connected to the | | | | way these new standards are being programmed. |
| internet with some sort of offline mode to still continue | | | | Another huge benefit of this type of online software is |
| to manage, edit, and use the needed tools. | | | | that phones will be accessing the same data. This will |
| The concept of having to be 100% on the cloud isn't | | | | allow users to continually be in check with all their |
| one that is needed and probably will not happen. There | | | | documents and programs even on their cell phones. |
| are backup services today that sync entire folders | | | | The more devices that can use the same applications |
| which can be accessed from multiple devices. Your | | | | and data, the easier it will be to keep everything that |
| data from these applications will be on your computers | | | | you use up to date. |