Apple Expanding iWork In The Cloud?
26 Dec 2009 // 29 comments // Internet Development
A year ago Apple launched iWork.com in beta, which allowed users of their office suite of applications to publish documents online. It’s a light feature set compared to Google Docs and Office 10 – just viewing and commenting. But a job posting suggests Apple may be creating a true collaborative cloud based version of the iWork apps.
The job posting popped up on CrunchBoard on December 22. Apple is looking for a mid level engineer to “be part of the core development team” and “engage in an area from design to development” of a new javascript rich internet application for the iWork team:
The Productivity team (i.e. iWork) is seeking an energetic, highly motivated software engineer in building a scalable rich internet application. The person will be part of the core development team and engage in an area from design to development of the software system.
Besides exceptional programming skills and devotion to creating great software, we look for one or more of the following kinds of expertise or experience:
• JavaScript language and browser technology – understanding from inside-out, or
• Computer graphics – the mathematics, algorithms and programming, or
• Experience developing scalable rich internet application, or
• Experience developing presentation/collaboration or word processing projectsBS or better in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
Apple has job postings all the time. But what caught our eye on this one is the language around building an application, from design to development. That suggests something different than just joining the existing team. Apple is putting together a whole new team, for a new project, and they need outside expertise.
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Their objective will be to keep users.
A lot of college bound students such as myself, prefer the simplicity of iWork in regards to Microsoft Office for Mac. If all one needs to do is write a paper, or create presentations, iWork’s features are enough. In addition, iWork not only performs better than Office 2008 for Mac, it is cheaper as well ($49 when you buy a Mac). In recent times, these factors have led to better sales of iWork I’m sure.
The only way Apple will take on Google & Microsoft is if this is usable to all not just mac users and I doubt that.
It looks like Apple is getting ready to take on both MS and Google with this. With the Office Live products and Google’s Chrome OS starting to take shape, it looks like Apple could be in a 3 way war. I especially like the competition this may bring to Google:
http://www.allc…s-on-chrome-os/
My guess is the big deal about the tablet will be that Apple is creating a device where all of the data on it will live in the cloud. People will trust its security because it’s Apple. Google will follow suit shortly after with their tablet device based on Chrome (or maybe Android – who knows). These two companies are going to be going head to head. Maybe Apple should get into search.
I guess no one on the Techcrunch team caught this tweet from DHH of 37Signals, that Apple tried to recruit everyone of them for their iWork team:
http://twitter….atus/6319534605
Sorry, but, who uses iWorK? I’m a mac guy but never even considered using iWork. Why would I?
2010 is already shaping up to be a revolutionary year for tech in the cloud, especially for the Tech Trinity of Apple, Google & Microsoft.
Whether or not Apple do eventually release an iSlate device next Spring, its their usual approach to developing eco-systems behind the scenes that are much more intriguing.
Although Google appears in hindsight to be Microsoft’s main competitor in the enterprise cloud, don’t be suprised to see Apple also creating waves in this arena.
Yes, but like all things Apple, it does what’s asked of it, with a nice user interface.
It adds a new piece in the tablet puzzle
Like Notepad, right?
They would be better off just buying 280North.
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… And the landscape changes again. The paradigm shift is happening. A close circle of industry leaders (Google, Apple, MSFT, and a handful of startups) is working on a seamless, safe, and scalable solution to put everything ‘Office’ into the cloud.
Only early adopters are on the train already. That is a paradigm shift and 2010 wil be exciting, who can tailor the best solution for consumers? Google with ChromeOS? Apple with Mac OSX and iWork? Or Microsoft with Windows 7 and Office Package?
This is the tech consumer fight ‘for 2010.
The one thing I am still convince is that, just when 3G is ubiquitous (&affordable) and 4G will be deployed, it will make sense for consumers to switch to a netbook or road warriors to consider testing it.
As long as no ‘always on’ connection on the go is possible/ubiquitous (no phone tethering) and affordable, we will see no hockey stick or considerable growth in these mobile office and email/calendar/planner solutions. The big move will come when ‘mobile’ is as good (or better) as ‘off-line’ solutions.
-MJ
Common in the space to either take an EE grad in place of a CS grad since they by and large can understand conceptually many of the same things and at many universities many EEs know a programming language or two so they can be trained to learn another… especially Objective-C which is something that pretty much anyone is going to have to learn new.
Interesting information, but in my region why Apple is less popular than Microsoft?
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Why would they need an EE grad for online stuff? O_o
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Someone who has actually used iWork would disagree. Microsoft Office (and Works) has more buttons, more options, more menu’s, more help. I doubt iWork is targeting users who want more features – iWork pretty much tries to break the monotonous documentation/excel sheet macro hell and focuses on creating simple, functional and stunning business literature quickly.
This will be great addition to the iSlate / Apple Tablet – http://bit.ly/5CmXny
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microsoft works has more features than iwork
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