Comments on: Yahoo: Congrats on Zimbra, but think before you consider buying Zoho, it’s already old school! http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/ Investments in and Assistance to Emerging Companies Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Market Research Guy http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-579 Market Research Guy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:49:51 +0000 http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-579 Good insight - Yahoo! needs to step up its game, but it will need to tread carefully. To take people away from Google Apps they'll have to have a better product; not sure if they are going to do that any time soon. Good insight – Yahoo! needs to step up its game, but it will need to tread carefully. To take people away from Google Apps they’ll have to have a better product; not sure if they are going to do that any time soon.

]]> By: Jonathan http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-576 Jonathan Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:54:27 +0000 http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-576 Your invitation is in the mail. Hopefully we have ironed out a lot of the issues of which you speak. Also with the promise of a new and much improved Java out later this year... Looking forward to some good feedback;) Jonathan Your invitation is in the mail.

Hopefully we have ironed out a lot of the issues of which you speak. Also with the promise of a new and much improved Java out later this year…

Looking forward to some good feedback;)

Jonathan

]]> By: John McKinley http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-572 John McKinley Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:28:58 +0000 http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-572 Jim- I would love use your latest beta, and will promise to alter my views as appropriate, based on my experience. I just come from a world of being a very early fan of Thinkfree, and having recently tested the user experience of the current live bits. FYI, I found the install a bit buggy (e.g., I got a Firefox addon message at one point, even though I was using IE), and thought the functionality and experience in the interim period of years since my last look did not progress as rapidly as I might have expected. Looking forward to the newest version. Jim-

I would love use your latest beta, and will promise to alter my views as appropriate, based on my experience. I just come from a world of being a very early fan of Thinkfree, and having recently tested the user experience of the current live bits. FYI, I found the install a bit buggy (e.g., I got a Firefox addon message at one point, even though I was using IE), and thought the functionality and experience in the interim period of years since my last look did not progress as rapidly as I might have expected. Looking forward to the newest version.

]]> By: Jonathan Crow http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-569 Jonathan Crow Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:50:06 +0000 http://greatfallsventures.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/yahoo-congrats-on-zimbra-but-think-before-you-consider-buying-zoho-its-already-old-school/#comment-569 John, You have an interesting analysis of the situation. However, I take exception to your description of ThinkFree as a solution that has languished;). Our user base for ThinkFree Online is second only to Google. Seeing as how the only thing we focus on is office suite functionality, being ahead of Zoho is no small feat. We have built a business model based on depth, not breadth, which allows us to build partnerships with companies and portals that broaden the combined offering. We have recently signed deals with several major portals which I believe will give us **the largest** user base in the Asia Pacific region for online office applications. ThinkFree is the only office vendor that has capabilities to deliver functionality in a variety of deployment models - online, offline, hybrid (online/offline), on-premise, on-demand, desktop, portable, and mobile. This combined with the highest level of MS Office compatibility and the most complete online functionality available give us a flexibility that no one else has - not Google, or Zoho, or even Microsoft. Currently ThinkFree Premium (our hybrid solution) is in closed beta. Not only can you use the editors offline, but when you reconnect we automatically synchronize your documents between your desktop and your online account. I would love to hear what you think. If you would like an invitation let me know. Thanks, Jonathan John,

You have an interesting analysis of the situation. However, I take exception to your description of ThinkFree as a solution that has languished;). Our user base for ThinkFree Online is second only to Google. Seeing as how the only thing we focus on is office suite functionality, being ahead of Zoho is no small feat.

We have built a business model based on depth, not breadth, which allows us to build partnerships with companies and portals that broaden the combined offering. We have recently signed deals with several major portals which I believe will give us **the largest** user base in the Asia Pacific region for online office applications.

ThinkFree is the only office vendor that has capabilities to deliver functionality in a variety of deployment models – online, offline, hybrid (online/offline), on-premise, on-demand, desktop, portable, and mobile. This combined with the highest level of MS Office compatibility and the most complete online functionality available give us a flexibility that no one else has – not Google, or Zoho, or even Microsoft.

Currently ThinkFree Premium (our hybrid solution) is in closed beta. Not only can you use the editors offline, but when you reconnect we automatically synchronize your documents between your desktop and your online account. I would love to hear what you think. If you would like an invitation let me know.

Thanks,
Jonathan

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