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Zoho App Selection Explodes With Platform - But Are These Apps for Real? - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

  • In its announcement Zoho says that more than 100,000 apps have been created with its Zoho Creator database program, but it appears that only about 300 of those are included in the marketplace at launch.
    • Mike Chelen
       
      The reason so many apps have been created is that the platform has been used for some time to host custom user programs. Any user of of Creator might have made their own program and it is not unusual that only 300 of those would be released publicly.
  • Google Apps
    • Mike Chelen
       
      Google App Engine is closer to what Zoho Creator accomplishes, because they are both designed to allow custom programs to run, and use database-like storage system, in a hosted environment.
  • infrequently updated.
    • Mike Chelen
       
      This is one problem with Google Apps, because when there are new features in Google Gmail, Docs, etc., one would expect them to be integrated in Google Apps before too long.
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  • It's hard to know how to find the best apps
    • Mike Chelen
       
      Helping users find and share information about the best applications is the most important goal for Zoho now, besides keeping their servers running. The user community will address this as well, so Zoho should look for ways to facilitate that.
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