Why said:
<Which of the several hundred functions of Windows Explorer did you
want
<replaced?
It's just a file manager...
Uh, no it really isn't. Explorer controls the look and feel of Windows,
manages the GUI, monitors the registry, shares duties with Task Manager
etc. If you want to try replacing it, good luck, but you won't have a
very functional system after that.
If you're looking for a file manager , I haven't found one that does a
better job, except Magellan Explorer and that's payware. That' why
there is none listed. If anyone knows of one, hell I'll take a look at it.
<Wikis don't have and Sharepoint does, is integration with Microsoft
<Office products.
In many cases, this is exactly what users want, especially with the
ubiquity of Word docs. Obviously MS didn't design with cross-platform
in mind. The model of operation is more of VPN as opposed of Web. I'm
not saying it's a good product. Both products are doing similar tasks
for different group of users. Hence the similarity of orange and
grapefruit, although both are citrus, but one can't replace the other
And you're basing that on what experience?
Users want to share information in a place that will control access, and
allow them to update and collaborate live, they could care less how, as
long as it's easy. Both wiki's and Sharepoint do this. No, wiki's
don't have direct editing of MS documents, but many do have a "Send as
email" feature that will allow you to post a page by emailing it to the
wiki, and you can edit a doc and repost it with the "Send" feature.
You're saying that wikis can't replace Sharepoint because there is no
direct editing like Sharepoint has. Yeah. They don't have MS Frontpage
MS Netmeeting or MS Exchange integration either. Big woop. If you move
out of Micro$oft land, there are other products that have different
features that achieve the same thing.
It seems like you're just buying the Microsoft party line - "Nothing is
better than Microsoft, so don't bother comparing other products."
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