Week 4 Clear: Application Software

In the Clouds ...





...don't get lost in them, use them.


The concept I found the most interesting and clear was web-based software. Yes, everyone uses packaged software and some of it is discounted for students, but realistically more often than not it is bootlegged. For example, Adobe Creative Suite encompasses InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, etc. These are applications that most students from the College of Journalism use constantly, therefore for the their own comfort they transfer it onto their computer from another and essentially break the EULA agreement (recently some people are having a difficult time with Rosetta interacting with the bootlegged copies because they have updated their computer). It happens all the time, especially because Adobe is constantly updating itself once every year or two years if not sooner.

So, I think that web-based software applications are more accessible for businesses and students. Especially students graduate and decide to start their own businesses. They can no longer get away with using a fake serial number to boot up the software, therefore, in the cloud services allows them to take things global, manage it from anywhere, cut out the cost of systems of engineers and run successfully globally.

Here is a link that describes "the clouds" business. The media has used the phrase so often it has become a household description of what web-based software is that has info on remote servers.