The Disappearing Desktop - It's Real This Time

Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com
Thu Nov 10 13:15:49 EST 2005


Andre Garzia wrote:
> That's one reason why I think the BIG ones will do some AJAX as  flavour 
> of the month (or year) and the small developers will keep to  the 
> desktop, desktop is cheaper and easier to deliver. For the big  ones is 
> also a question of pride and image, like "Hey Microsoft,  Google is 
> winning over you, saw their online apps? You can't do that,  you're 
> lame!!!". The Big players are not only in it for the money,  but they 
> must also, avoid loosing face. I just want to deliver nice  software, 
> it's not a matter of pride.
> 
> The plot tickens.

Perhaps thick as merde.

I found the comments at Winer's site more interesting than the "leaked" 
memos:
<http://www.hypercamp.org/comments?u=hyper&p=43&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hypercamp.org%2F2005%2F11%2F09%23a43>

Microsoft is bigger than any of the news agencies reporting on these 
memos. And strange as it may seem, even bigger than Dave Winer, who 
posts the actual proprietary documents.

Why do you suppose Microsoft would allow such "private" information to 
remain publicly available?

I doubt it's because the largest and most predatory software company in 
history can't find a lawyer to serve a simple cease-and-desist.

That web apps will become an increasingly important "also" at Microsoft 
and everywhere else is a given.  But replacing all apps?  Somehow I 
think not, and I suspect Microsoft's clever marketing move is as much a 
distraction as anything else, consistent with the company's demonstrated 
character and history....

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