To all those folks who fear or criticise globalisation, just take a look at what is happening online: there is a global community evolving online that is giving power to individuals and agencies through free and accessible ICTs that are not reliant on payments to huge (or even small) corporate enterprises. This is not new, but it's a growing phenomenon with more and more free apps available online. It seems that globalisation is revolving around to find the power shifting - we're are more globalised in everything that we do, but as individuals we have more choices, more power to choose. That's my theory anyway.
Consumers now how real choices between quality products produced by a globalised companies, or quality globalised products produced by ... who knows - the nerd nextdoor? Bless his heart.
I don't understand how the companies and individuals behind these no-charge and low-ad products make enough money to even live on, but good on them! They make competitive products available to anyone with broadband (although that raises a different topic that I won't discuss here) and anything that gives individuals choice can only be good.
Cost factors aside, I found that products such as Zoho may not have all the features, customisable options or speed that I am used to with Microsoft products. However they are usually simpler and easier to use because they are not overloaded with options. They are also more able to integrate with other open-source products. I had trouble uploading some pics from my MS-driven laptop into the Zoho Presentation app, but apart from that issue, I found Zoho very easy to use - unlike MS Powerpoint!
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