There has been an interesting discussion about Glow's use of Microsoft's SharePoint technology (SharePoint is the technology behind Glow). Some have argued that SharePoint is not a good platform while others have pointed out the importance of having a stable environment on which to build Glow.
I see both arguments. My limited use of SharePoint doesn't fill me with excitement in the same way that some Web 2 technologies do - but I appreciate that Glow needs to be built on firm foundations (even if they are a little bland).
My real worry about Glow isn't so much the underlying technology but the danger that it becomes a sort of "pretend internet" - with so many restrictions on what young people can do that they can't wait to ditch it the second they walk out the school gates.
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The idea of a 'pretend internet' is not in anyone's thinking around Glow, Bobby. Some of the early-stage bids from companies seeking the contract to build Glow included various kinds of 'walled garden' products - these were dismissed out of hand as going completely against the open philosophy behind Glow.
Sharepoint is only bland in the sense that any empty environment is bland - it is what we make of that environment and the rich landscape we build upon it that matters.
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