I really like Chrome's "create application shortcut" feature. It lets you treat a website more like an application, by giving it it's own taskbar item (win7), branded icon, separate context (i.e. you can be logged into 2 different gmail accounts in separate app instances - unlike with tabs), and reduced chrome (no tabs, address bar, bookmarks, etc.). I normally have my personal gmail, work gmail, calendar, google docs, home ip camera viewer, cloud9 ide, github, facebook and twitter open in this way (all with their own clearly identifiable icons). It needn't be said that eventually there will be an online alternative to almost every app, and that lots of people will be completely online.
In that case, people are going to need a way to see and manage all their apps, a starting point. Today we use a desktop metaphor for that, which has been optimized for decades. I can imagine users finding an online version of that for their online apps just as useful. Their cloud apps would be neatly organized, iconized and available to launch. Their cloud documents and cloud media could be viewable and playable with just a few clicks. There could be tools for app discovery and "installation". All accessible from any machine, of course. I wouldn't bet against a promising scrappy start-up in it for the long-haul pursuing "online desktop" dominance. A brave founder could burst on the scene and declare themselves the first person to live completely on the cloud, giving up all traditional apps. Monetization would come from integration and discovery of content providers (i.e. spotify, netflix, etc.). Judging from the video (I thought it was well done), and if the code holds up, Dennis looks like the technical lead. Open req's: "business co-founder", "investor co-founder" and some devs. Baz -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
