There is no doubt that Microsoft Office (including Access & Excel) is the industry leader for office productivity software - it can be found in almost all businesses. But, recently there has been a shift toward cloud computing -- that is, using software as a service (either free or subscription) via the Internet. With cloud computing, you don't have to install any software on your own computer, you simply go to a web site and use it from there. Examples of this kind of software are Google Apps (which provides a spreadsheet program similar to Excel) and Microsoft's answering solution, Office 365, which is a cloud based subscription service that provides Office capabilities (or most of them anyway).
Do you think that businesses should move their use of productivity software to the cloud? Why or why not? And if you think they should move to the cloud, do you think Google Apps for Business or Microsoft Office 365 is a better solution?