Comments on: Rubel Dumps Microsoft for Web 2.0 http://bokardo.com/archives/rubel-dumps-microsoft-for-web-20/ A Blog about Social Web Design Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:30:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Richard MacManus http://bokardo.com/archives/rubel-dumps-microsoft-for-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Richard MacManus Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:08:19 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/rubel-dumps-microsoft-for-web-20/#comment-1247 I pretty much use Gmail full-time now, for many uses. Personally I balance the 'can't use offline' argument with all the issues surrounding using desktop apps on multiple computers. I use a few PCs and I don't often have a need for offline work, because in this broadband world I'm usually connected. And I'm not so sure that web apps can't scale - again with increased broadband and more and more storage, what's to stop them? Bloglines for instance is very scalable now. As is Gmail, Google Maps, etc. I would however like a web app version of Photoshop! ;-) I pretty much use Gmail full-time now, for many uses.

Personally I balance the ‘can’t use offline’ argument with all the issues surrounding using desktop apps on multiple computers. I use a few PCs and I don’t often have a need for offline work, because in this broadband world I’m usually connected.

And I’m not so sure that web apps can’t scale - again with increased broadband and more and more storage, what’s to stop them? Bloglines for instance is very scalable now. As is Gmail, Google Maps, etc.

I would however like a web app version of Photoshop! ;-)

]]> By: CM Harrington http://bokardo.com/archives/rubel-dumps-microsoft-for-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 CM Harrington Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:58:44 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/rubel-dumps-microsoft-for-web-20/#comment-1245 The problems with web apps are manyfold, not the least of which being the total unsuitability for use off-line. Need to work on the train? Well, you're out of luck. Also, web application interfaces don't scale. Backpack, for example, while an interesting showcase for AJAX technologies, chokes when you have a very long list, and attempt to re-order that list. Don't get me wrong, now that people are exploiting AJAX, we're seeing *much* better web interfaces and applications, but good luck getting me to switch to a web-mail client (fulltime) or a new web-version of Photoshop/Omni Graffle/etc. anytime soon. The problems with web apps are manyfold, not the least of which being the total unsuitability for use off-line. Need to work on the train? Well, you’re out of luck. Also, web application interfaces don’t scale. Backpack, for example, while an interesting showcase for AJAX technologies, chokes when you have a very long list, and attempt to re-order that list.

Don’t get me wrong, now that people are exploiting AJAX, we’re seeing *much* better web interfaces and applications, but good luck getting me to switch to a web-mail client (fulltime) or a new web-version of Photoshop/Omni Graffle/etc. anytime soon.

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