if they asked for messaging, I assume they want user icons, some kind of friends list or department groupings, and probably file transfer too.
If they want to edit something in a web application, I assume they will also want the ability to edit the data on a smartphone without internet connection.. and then upload the changes later when they get online, and of course have all the edit conflicts magically resolved correctly without any user intervention. Did I mention it is supposed to work on all kinds of smartphones and notebooks?
(Ok, I am lying, I actually didn’t assume this… and it actually happened.)
If they want to edit something in a web application, I assume they will also want the ability to edit the data on a smartphone without internet connection.. and then upload the changes later when they get online, and of course have all the edit conflicts magically resolved correctly without any user intervention. Did I mention it is supposed to work on all kinds of smartphones and notebooks?
(Ok, I am lying, I actually didn’t assume this… and it actually happened.)