Don Begley wrote: > Not exactly complexity, but Joe Nocera's take > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/02/technology/02nocera.html?th&emc=th> on > MS/Yahoo is well said. But web-based applications are limited by what web browsers can do, and how fast they can do it. As those things improve (e.g. JITed JavaScript), Microsoft has their whole technology platform to draw upon:
http://labs.live.com/volta Meanwhile, they have most of the desktops in the world, and stock that performs well... Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
