I'm biased, since I'm a Firebase dev, but honestly, Firebase is great for solving /all kinds/ of use cases. :-)
We've had people build everything from emergency response simulations synchronized across multiple devices to iOS apps for grandparents to read books with their grandkids over long distances.
Firebase is great any time you need real-time updates, collaboration, or you just want to get something up and running without having to spin up your own servers.
I definitely can see a use case for this if it had some type of integration with MS word.
Unfortunately I'm currently stuck working for the big corporation, and we have so many meetings reviewing documents, etc over fairly large teleconferences across the world-- so not face to face meetings. Currently, usually only one person drives the edits in MS Word and screenshares with the group via a WebEx or LiveMeeting... if there could be some sort integration with MS Word so multiple people could edit at the same time and view the same thing, there would be no need for the LiveMeeting/WebEx screenshare and the collaboration would be much more seamless. Would remind me of a SubEthaEdit mashed with MS Word.
We've had people build everything from emergency response simulations synchronized across multiple devices to iOS apps for grandparents to read books with their grandkids over long distances.
Firebase is great any time you need real-time updates, collaboration, or you just want to get something up and running without having to spin up your own servers.