The net is the new workplace where every tool you need to do your job can be downloaded in a matter of seconds. Is this the beginning or the end of business software?
Before embarking on a recent business trip overseas, I reasoned that the best way to field test a new ultra-slim laptop I was reviewing was to drag the thing with me.
I packed my bag, checked my passport for the thousandth time and printed off the airline ticket at the office. But my delight at this inspired epiphany shifted to rage when I switched the machine on to find it had no word processing software. I was in a bind, I needed some way to write reports and had no time to be running around looking for software. As I struggled to suppress a howl of anguish, a colleague chirped, “Why don’t you download Open Office?”.
