Comments on: The Downside of Free Online Apps http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html Apps, Strategies, and Best Practices for Web-based work Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:56:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin Lindeskog http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html/comment-page-1#comment-17484 Martin Lindeskog Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:38:19 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html#comment-17484 Anita, You are right. I would probably pay $50 to be on the safe side. Anita,

You are right. I would probably pay $50 to be on the safe side.

]]> By: Pankaj http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html/comment-page-1#comment-16742 Pankaj Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:09:40 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html#comment-16742 I agree perfectly, and that is just the reason we opted for <a HREF="http://www.hyperoffice.com" rel="nofollow"> HyperOffice </A> as a collaboration platform instead of Google Apps. when you are paying someone for a service, they are accountable for the service being up and working all the time. and if some problem does crop up, you have real people you can call immediately to get your problem resolved. I agree perfectly, and that is just the reason we opted for HyperOffice as a collaboration platform instead of Google Apps. when you are paying someone for a service, they are accountable for the service being up and working all the time. and if some problem does crop up, you have real people you can call immediately to get your problem resolved.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html/comment-page-1#comment-16401 Amanda Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:38:59 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html#comment-16401 That is scary! I am currently using Google Gmail too and I would be lost if it was taken away suddenly. I guess this is a wake up call for us all to realize that "Free" shouldn't always be relied upon solely. I guess you really do "get what you pay for". That is scary! I am currently using Google Gmail too and I would be lost if it was taken away suddenly. I guess this is a wake up call for us all to realize that “Free” shouldn’t always be relied upon solely. I guess you really do “get what you pay for”.

]]> By: Anita Campbell http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html/comment-page-1#comment-16367 Anita Campbell Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:00:43 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html#comment-16367 Martin, I had been thinking about redirecting one of my sites' email addresses to GMail. Based on this report, I think I would opt for the $50/year Google Apps option. At least it gives you someone to contact in the event of a problem. Don't want to be "penny wise and pound foolish." -- Anita Martin, I had been thinking about redirecting one of my sites’ email addresses to GMail. Based on this report, I think I would opt for the $50/year Google Apps option. At least it gives you someone to contact in the event of a problem.

Don’t want to be “penny wise and pound foolish.”

– Anita

]]> By: Martin Lindeskog http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html/comment-page-1#comment-16364 Martin Lindeskog Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:39:44 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/downside-free-apps.html#comment-16364 I use Google's Gmail for all my email conversations, personal and business. I have redirected my own domain mail so I could read it in Gmail. I would pay for email service sometime in the future, when everything is interconnected and you really could use all kinds of applications on a mobile phone. I would then ask for an extra service with a secure automatically backup process done by the vendor. I think you could finance the Internet and mail service by paying a certain small micro payment amount for extra important email messages, with a confirmation that the message has arrived and the recipient has read it. How about using the old telex method with a direct response that the receiver got the message and you get some kind of carbon copy receipt? I use Google’s Gmail for all my email conversations, personal and business. I have redirected my own domain mail so I could read it in Gmail. I would pay for email service sometime in the future, when everything is interconnected and you really could use all kinds of applications on a mobile phone. I would then ask for an extra service with a secure automatically backup process done by the vendor.

I think you could finance the Internet and mail service by paying a certain small micro payment amount for extra important email messages, with a confirmation that the message has arrived and the recipient has read it. How about using the old telex method with a direct response that the receiver got the message and you get some kind of carbon copy receipt?

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