Well the benefits (assuming silverlight as the other option) become: * Cross platform * Much more traction and an established user base * Standard (client-side) libraries are allegedly a lot broader in Flex than Silverlight. Just repeating what I've heard here though, I don't know for sure. * Not evil - IMHO of course, but this _is_ a Flex list ;-) * Don't quote me on this, but probably substantially cheaper (for a commercial license) unless you already have VS
I don't know what capabilities the Silverlight equivalent of AIR has. But AIR apps will run on Mac Win and Linux, whereas Silverlight is Mac / Win (client plugin) only, development is Win only. Also the AIR equivalent may even be windows-clients only. Personally I avoid anything that means I'm stuck with any one platform. I like choice, what if the next Windows / OS X is awful? -Josh On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM, itdanny2002 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But if the only to do the sync is to > install a program in desktop. Then, > any benefit of AIR is better than > Microsoft'stuf ? Sorry, it is a management > question so that we can sell our management > while our other development is on MS platform. > Inshort, any good point in AIR which is better ? > > Thanks > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Josh McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Anything that lives in a browser is not going to be able to have a > local > > database, going to microsoft won't change that. > > > > On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:03 AM, itdanny2002 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > I need to build a web-based Application which > > > has data in Client & Server, sync is required. > > > > > > AIR > > > --- > > > Support SQLite in client side - It's ok but we > > > want web-based so that installation is not > > > required. Go to anywhere, just a click to see > > > data. > > > > > > FLEX > > > ---- > > > It can't have database operation such as SQLite > > > in client. I don't think cookie is a solution due > > > to large volume of data. > > > > > > I need to defence and stay in Flex faction in > > > my company. Any good point(s) that make me won't > > > in camp of VS.Net ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > FAQ: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > > Search Archives: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! > Groups > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for > thee." > > > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
