> IIA will likely mean nothing to anyone. That's exactly the point. RIA means too many different things to too many different people, and more often than not has a negative connotation. Macromedia invented the term "RIA" to describe what they were trying to do with Flash - why shouldn't we invent a new acronym that better describes what we are doing?
> Why not go with RIA+ or just RIC for Rich Internet Client. Both are too similar to RIA. I want to get away from the term "rich". The emphasis needs to be on the desktop, not the web, so something like installable has to be in there. > RIA has an R in it meaning Rich. I'm reminded of the book "Filthy Rich > Clients". I have read it. It's full of good information, but is also several years old and was named when RIAs were more strongly in favor. > I'm not sure why you feel RIA is going the way of the browser only That's my perception, based on various things I read and hear. I'm interested in hearing what others think though. G
