Ed Leafe <> wrote: > On Oct 2, 2006, at 10:33 AM, MB Software Solutions wrote: > >> Am I in the minority who thinks that there are still places for >> smart/rich/fat clients instead of browser based apps? > > Yes, and so am I. There are tons of excellent web application tools > out there today, but hardly anything for the desktop. That's why we > were more or less forced to create Dabo - there simply wasn't > anything filling that niche.
I think that the one thing getting in the way of the fat client, is B2B interactions. In the fat client model, data is behind the firewall and secure. Now we have to open that hole for access? I am selling the salesmanship capabilities of doing business in a more B2B manner for my potential clients these days. Initially they say "We don't need an internet site" I bring into the conversation how their clients are asking for more details on what is happening, and when you play with the 1000 # gorilla, you have to do what they ask. That animal is Fed-Ex here in the Memphis area, but you can substitute whomever in your neck of the woods. I find that the time it takes for the phone call, gather the data, format it properly, fax it back can take hours for my clients. Let's say that this is all in justification for FedEx to pay the invoice! So a company now needs a web presence to start this B2B reporting or ordering, or finding out about a service on order. We all realize that this isn't going to be fat client, and will only leverage data from said client. Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
