tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post646808757522772369..comments2023-07-24T08:56:52.812-04:00Comments on Cool Thinking: IBM Notes 9 Browser Plug-in, Why do I want Xpages anymore?John Coolidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05700017188044923764noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-36760432983518264342012-12-17T05:08:18.356-05:002012-12-17T05:08:18.356-05:00Hello Gentlemen,
Thanks for this great discussion...Hello Gentlemen,<br /><br />Thanks for this great discussion!<br /><br />Maybe I missed the point (I really hope so :-)). I'm asking myself, what's the benefit in using the Browser Plug-In if I need to install the client on my machine before?<br /><br />Will it once work as a "self-installing" plug-in, that anybody can use without installing the full-client? Is it intended to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-81448333550836389142012-12-14T15:18:10.725-05:002012-12-14T15:18:10.725-05:00Once you have started the webbrowser you now have ...Once you have started the webbrowser you now have the choice between a) a platform designed to display hypertext documents and b) a platform designed to run collaborative business applications. Users will notice the difference.Christian Zaltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239166198317558998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-21245463260911726162012-12-14T12:08:40.868-05:002012-12-14T12:08:40.868-05:00See... It failed again. Even though I gave it my...See... It failed again. Even though I gave it my Google account info. Whatever...<br /><br />So here's the thing: there are a lot of big shops that have moved to Exchange but still do have Notes/Domino apps as long as a decade afterward. There are a lot of big shops that have gone to iNotes for mail because they want to get rid of the fat client, but they still have lots of little groups Richard Schwartzhttp://www.poweroftheschwartz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-78941442042539543872012-12-14T11:42:38.051-05:002012-12-14T11:42:38.051-05:00BTW: Unknown was me. Not sure why it didn't p...BTW: Unknown was me. Not sure why it didn't pick up my identity. (I'm Rich Schwartz, in case it fails to pick it up this time, too.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855910967977309794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-50646210860216425662012-12-14T10:02:15.808-05:002012-12-14T10:02:15.808-05:00Thanks Guys this is good feedback, In my post, I w...Thanks Guys this is good feedback, In my post, I was quoting a clients comments, so I am not biased either way, just wanted some other views on this. Keep them comingJohn Coolidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700017188044923764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-87705352881963166642012-12-14T09:59:46.470-05:002012-12-14T09:59:46.470-05:00Unknown, yeah we're on different sides of the ...Unknown, yeah we're on different sides of the coin. <br /><br />It kind of reminds me of DAMO, the Microsoft Outlook access for Domino, I saw that as a perfect tool to help people move away from Domino, by aloowing them to get rid of the Notes client, and migrate to the Exchange backend at their own speed, without the cries of I hate notes from the end users. Others saw it as a great way ofCarl Tylerhttp://www.iminstant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-68191278802721322232012-12-14T00:04:12.613-05:002012-12-14T00:04:12.613-05:00I see it differently from Carl. I see the plugin a...I see it differently from Carl. I see the plugin as the way to keep customers from migrating away from Notes. I see it playing out this way... *Phase 1* Customer: "Our apps are old and ugly, and we don't want a thick client." IBM Champion: "Migration is going to take time and it's going to cost you a lot of money." Customer: "We know, but we we're Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855910967977309794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-7205403897565859882012-12-13T22:22:30.888-05:002012-12-13T22:22:30.888-05:00You also need to account for moving users back and...You also need to account for moving users back and forth between the plugin and iNotes. The look and feel as well as fluidity will make an impact.IdoNoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066273905524270230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-51449138731955567082012-12-13T20:27:14.217-05:002012-12-13T20:27:14.217-05:00One word: UGLY.
Making things beautiful is a multi...One word: UGLY.<br />Making things beautiful is a multi-billion dollar industry. Ignoring the need for beauty is the fastest way out. And then there are iPad, Smartphone, Mac, Linux... all won't run the browser plug-in.<br /><br />... and consistency. The loss in productivity for users who have to mentally switch between "web app interaction" and "hybrid between Notes and web&NotesSenseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891137207823341133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-23501106150775103642012-12-13T20:08:41.810-05:002012-12-13T20:08:41.810-05:00I had a similar thought back after Lotusphere 2012...I had a similar thought back after Lotusphere 2012. This is what I wrote on my blog at the time:<br />"Biggest cheer of the OGS, the Notes plug-in for browsers. Details are sketchy right now, but basically you'll have the equivalent of 90% of the Notes Basic client able to run inside a windows browser. So how do I think this will be used? My gut is this will be used as a migration Carl Tylerhttp://www.iminstant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-34585713017367105242012-12-13T19:41:33.001-05:002012-12-13T19:41:33.001-05:00One very compelling reason might be that some thin...One very compelling reason might be that some thing are painful or impossible in Notes Basi are easy in XPages.Lars Berntrop-Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080086450338712707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650207455810305443.post-16116303053983510702012-12-13T19:22:52.673-05:002012-12-13T19:22:52.673-05:00I look forward to being able to run the browser pl...I look forward to being able to run the browser plugin on my iPad!<br /><br />Oh... wait...Nathan T. Freemannoreply@blogger.com