Are You Ready For The Web-Based Office? Or Perhaps The Web-Based Desktop?

I've been ready a lot of buzz about the "web-based office" lately. Numerous technology pundits think that the web-based office is the next step in the evolution of productivity software, and the reasoning behind these predictions is pretty solid. Imagine being able to work on your documents, spreadsheets and presentations using software applications as powerful as Microsoft (MS) Word, Excel and PowerPoint, except the software will run off the Internet. Advantages? Oh yes: you'll run these web-based programs off of any platform (Windows, Macintosh, Sun, PDA, etc.) You'll be able to create, edit, access and store documents and other critical files online, thus drastically reducing the need to lug around a heavy laptop to Nairobi, London, Tokyo or where ever (though you might want to have a super-slim laptop that you can use to get some work done on the plane); all you'll need is an Internet connection and you'll be ready to attend to all your projects. Yup, I think that's where things are heading. Corporations will end up saving millions in tech related costs--and we all know that cutting costs is like sugar to corporate executives--and overall employee productivity will almost certainly increase.

So why hasn't the web-based office taken hold yet? Actually, there are a number of web-based office suites available today, but they are all diminutive players when compared to MS's Office suite. Right now, I think that security is the main concern, as hackers and scammers are constantly thinking up new and clever ways to reverse engineer software packages. But it's just a matter of time before one of the big players puts together a super-secure system that their bread-and-butter clients--the global corporate community--can rely on.

For many years, it seemed that Google had been content with producing tools and services that didn't compete with MS's monolithic (and extremely profitable!) offerings, but it would seem that they now feel confident enough to stalk the giant software maker. First, it was a soft yet bold volley, taking on both MS's Hotmail and Yahoo's (Y!) free web-based email product. Then came Google's Desktop Search, and you know that really got Microsoft's attention, no doubt. What's next? I think either MS, Y! or Google will be unveiling either a web-based office or a web-based desktop system sometime soon. Of course, this is pure speculation on my part, as I don't work for Google, Y! or MS, but I have picked up on a pattern of behavior in the market, and I think it's just a matter of time (Google recently announced a distribution partnership with Sun Microsystems. How does it go? The enemy of my enemy is my friend? Yeah, something like that!)

Is the world ready for the web-based office now? I think so. As I expected, the typical Internet user hasn't been entering the search term "web-based office" into search engines like crazy, but this doesn't concern me. It will take the rollout of a fully developed, web-based suite of office applications offered by a major player to get the average computer user's attention. But once it happens, it will be the next big thing. Nobody was searching for Google email before Google came out with Gmail, but once it was out, it became a very hot commodity! In fact, in my opinion, Google's brand is so strong right now that they could buyout one of the makers of the currently available, web-based office suites today and turn it into the Internet's next big craze. Yup.


So how does all this relate to domain names? Good question! Answer: I think the future is bright for web-based applications, and have recently registered the following names:

Web-BasedOffice.com
Web-Based-Office.com
Web-BasedOffice.net
Web-Based-Office.net

InternetBasedOffice.com
Internet-BasedOffice.com
Internet-Based-Office.com

Internet-BasedOffice.net
Internet-Based-Office.net

Web-BasedDesktop.Com
Web-BasedDesktop.Net

WebBasedDesktop.Com
WebBasedDesktop.Net

Web-BasedConferencing.Com
Web-BasedConferencing.Net

Web-BasedMessenger.Com

Of course, these names are all perfectly generic, and therefore fair game. I'm looking forward to seeing how much traffic each of these puppies can generate in the coming months. Wish me luck!

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