Applications: From Your Desktop to The Web
As the world becomes a mobile friendly environment, more and more common applications are making the move from your desktop to the Internet. It first began with accessible email from any computer in the world, but now, even important work documents and spreadsheets are available on the web thanks to one of Google's many handy applications, appropriately named GoogleDocs.
So what exactly does this mean for the future of desktop applications? Well, as you can easily guess, they are quickly becoming a thing of the past. The move to web based applications means a great deal to the business world. In other words, access to your office anywhere, anytime and with the increased functionality similar to that of your desktop. And behind it all are the Internet users who are the ones demanding applications that work for them and that meet their specific needs.
Wikipedia sites many advantages when it comes to developing Internet applications. Some of these advantages include:
- Not having to install the application—updating and distributing the application is automatically handled
- Updates and new version upgrade are automatic
- All the user needs is an internet connection, no specific operating system for their computer is required
- Web-based applications are generally less prone to viral infection
- Users like the ease of web-based applications as opposed to installing new software onto their computer
