http://www.furrygoat.com/2007/06/11/are-desktop-apps-dead/ So it goes Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:55:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.furrygoat.com/2007/06/11/are-desktop-apps-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 rugs Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:03:31 +0000 http://blog.furrygoat.com/2007/06/11/are-desktop-apps-dead/#comment-2660 I think you might be right about client apps, no offense to everyone else who thinks they're not dead. All I use to do what I do is an editor, a bug scrubber and my browser. It really is kind of sad. I do think that client applications are a little bit like dinosaurs; at this point, they're certainly ready for extinction with prejudice. There's no need to bring them back and no need to venerate them in a museum. Although, they've definitely played a large part of what helped us build the internet we now rely on for our every move in life and our careers, client apps are no longer necessary, or they're getting very close. Do you think they're still necessary for some people, who are comfortable using them and not quite ready for other technology? I think it's almost a little like the war for web standardization. Do we really want to go down the road of getting rid of everything people are comfortable with and force everyone to get on the same train we're on? I know for a fact the standards movement puts me in a tight spot, so I won't complain if people want to keep the client apps around a little longer. I think you might be right about client apps, no offense to everyone else who thinks they’re not dead. All I use to do what I do is an editor, a bug scrubber and my browser. It really is kind of sad. I do think that client applications are a little bit like dinosaurs; at this point, they’re certainly ready for extinction with prejudice. There’s no need to bring them back and no need to venerate them in a museum. Although, they’ve definitely played a large part of what helped us build the internet we now rely on for our every move in life and our careers, client apps are no longer necessary, or they’re getting very close. Do you think they’re still necessary for some people, who are comfortable using them and not quite ready for other technology? I think it’s almost a little like the war for web standardization. Do we really want to go down the road of getting rid of everything people are comfortable with and force everyone to get on the same train we’re on? I know for a fact the standards movement puts me in a tight spot, so I won’t complain if people want to keep the client apps around a little longer.

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