http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/03/12/trade-in-microsoft-office-for-google-apps/ Notes from the former CIO of Plymouth State University Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:06:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/03/12/trade-in-microsoft-office-for-google-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-68760 Tim Harms Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:21:55 +0000 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/03/12/trade-in-microsoft-office-for-google-apps/#comment-68760 I think we need to be careful if we use Google applications. Since one needs to be online in order to use the Google applications, what would one use if the internet is down? I think everyone would have to have Microsoft office anyway, just incase such a problem occurred. Another thing we would have to look at is since Google only recently started this, can their server handle the increase in use? Is Google protected from hackers or potentially dangerous viruses and the like? There are numerous questions that have to asked and answered. I think we need to be careful if we use Google applications. Since one needs to be online in order to use the Google applications, what would one use if the internet is down? I think everyone would have to have Microsoft office anyway, just incase such a problem occurred. Another thing we would have to look at is since Google only recently started this, can their server handle the increase in use? Is Google protected from hackers or potentially dangerous viruses and the like? There are numerous questions that have to asked and answered.

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