Legacy software applications such as the Microsoft Office are about to go obsolete. AJAX, RSS and other new programing techniques have made it possible to provide online document creation with web based applications. If you use Google’s Gmail than you’ve already experienced AJAX, which is used for spell check and contact addressing. Google Maps, another instance. Delay or lag is significantly reduced as you click and drag map objects in your browser. Internet connectivity allows for seamless publishing (public or private), the emailing of, blogging and or news feed syndication of documents. Now add the biggest plus inherent in this online scheme: collaboration. Writely is a striking feature rich adaptation handling WORD type documents. Backpack is an idea for a very slick personal organizer. You no longer have to own the desktop app or keep buying the upgrades. The traditional $oftware model is about to undergo a transformation.