10 Reasons Why Online Services Will Beat Offline Software

by jason5ng32 on 2008-01-03 13:15:41

5. Remote working and collaborative working.

For example, Google Docs allows you to log in and edit your files from anywhere. If you set up sharing, you can also collaborate with others to edit the file together. This is one of the greatest advantages of SaaS.

6. Cross-platform compatibility.

This is also one of the biggest advantages of SaaS. In most cases, all you need is a browser to use SaaS, so whether you're using Windows, Linux, or Mac, you can easily access SaaS and continue your work.

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8. Open APIs.

This is also one of the advantages of SaaS. Many SaaS platforms provide open application programming interfaces (APIs) to facilitate integration with other services.

9. Widget-like services.

Widgets are becoming popular, and SaaS can be embedded in blogs or other pages in the form of widgets for easy sharing. This is something that offline software cannot achieve.