The Disappearing Desktop - It's Real This Time

[John Tregea]

Hi Dan,

Thanks for this posting, I have now subscribed to your blog. While I am here
I wanted to say that your HyperCard Scripting book was an absolute gem. It
was a pleasure to read and a perfectly structured reference for the
environment. I am looking forward to getting as much pleasure from your
'Revolution' book...

Kind regards

John Tregea
Technology Director
Debraneys
www.debraneys.com

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[mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Dan Shafer
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:38 AM
To: Revolution List
Subject: The Disappearing Desktop - It's Real This Time

I almost labeled this post off-topic since our purpose here is to  
discuss how to use Revolution. But I decided on balance that it  
affects everyone here, so I left off the [OT].

I've just posted a blog entry at http://www.eclecticity.com/.3c66aaec  
that I believe should be of interest to everyone who is in the  
programming universe today. I've been leaning in this direction for  
years, drawn strongly to it for the past few months, and have now  
tipped over the edge. Some will think I'm over the edge, alright, but  
perhaps not in the way I intended.

My prediction -- based on a lot of evidence and clinched by two  
leaked Microsoft memos that you really need to read (they're  
indirectly linked in my blog entry) -- is that the days of the  
desktop app are indeed finally numbered. At best, we will see  
desktops reduced to being containers for ultra-thin clients and  
specialized Internet browsing tools while *everything else* runs as a  
(probably ad-supported) Web service.

Yeah, I know. You've heard this before. And there's a lot of  
skepticism here and elsewhere on the Net. But Ray Ozzie's no idiot  
and Microsoft's not ignorant or stupid (whatever else they may well be).

Comments welcome, though I'd appreciate it if you'd register for my  
blog (it's free) and post them there even if you choose to echo them  
here. This issue is much bigger than Rev but it affects everyone on  
this list, IMNSHO.

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Dan Shafer
Technology Visionary - Technology Assessment - Documentation
"Looking at technology from every angle"
http://www.eclecticity.com


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