On Monday 06 July 2009 01:17:57 pm Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jul 6, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Alan Bourke wrote: > > I can't believe there aren't scads of them out there in Linux land > > already. Maybe they're too hard to write. > > Crystal and similar products came about before the advent of the web > as the primary development platform. Since the web, very little effort > is being expended in the non-web fields. I guess if there was a strong > demand someone would have stepped up, just like if there was a strong > demand for desktop apps, Dabo would be used by millions. > > > -- Ed Leafe
I realize that where you work it's all about the cloud but desktop apps are not dead yet as you suggest. In fact I would suggest that it is just the opposite. I haven't seen google's office apps replace word, or openoffice. In general the accountings systems are not being replaced by web apps. And there are plenty. Yes they have followers/users but in general no web apps are doing the job. Everytime I see a web app - it always has short comings. Even the new 'AIR' programs have issues. Maybe when Web "3" starts we'll start seeing desktop apps being replaced. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
