> This also means that it is expensive to run this service, you can only do so much server side rendering per server,
Of course there is a limit but for the personal use it should not be a issue, for the enterprise use it still should not be issue because it has caching mechanism and server only renders changing tiles, and a 16 core machine easily can handle hundreds of simultaneous users which is cheaper to operate than buying license for the any other office suite per user and employing a IT worker to install that office suites and maintain company wide document sharing.
> This ownCloud service is bound to stay smallish until they embrace a true client side rendering approach.
there is already client side rendering solution in ownCloud called Documents and uses webodf, but it only satisfactory for the simple needs.
Of course there is a limit but for the personal use it should not be a issue, for the enterprise use it still should not be issue because it has caching mechanism and server only renders changing tiles, and a 16 core machine easily can handle hundreds of simultaneous users which is cheaper to operate than buying license for the any other office suite per user and employing a IT worker to install that office suites and maintain company wide document sharing.
> This ownCloud service is bound to stay smallish until they embrace a true client side rendering approach.
there is already client side rendering solution in ownCloud called Documents and uses webodf, but it only satisfactory for the simple needs.