Cookies or, if you know you are using only HTML5 browsers, maybe local database 
storage.  And don't assume there is no WO app based on the URL alone.  
Re-written URLs can hide a lot.


Chuck

On 2011-09-23, at 1:36 AM, Pascal Robert wrote:

> One word: cookies. Use Firebug in Firefox and you will notice that the cookie 
> that store.apple.com sets is different on certain pages.
> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Does anyone know (or care to guess) what Apple (and other companies) use for 
>> lightweight "stateful" Web pages before they get into full blow WO sessions?
>> 
>> For example, on the Apple store, one can do a lot of things and the pages 
>> can remember a lot of things (e.g. shopping cart) before we seem to even see 
>> WO.
>> 
>> Even when one starts to checkout there doesn't seem to be a WO app in action 
>> but perhaps I am missing something?  I am sure there is a lot of AJAX 
>> involved so it could be just WO server-side.
>> 
>> The root of my question is that I am trying to understand what is a good 
>> solution for those pages that don't need much state, when perhaps a full WO 
>> session would not be appropriate?
>> 
>> I am aware of DirectActions etc.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ashley.
>> 
>> PS Sorry if any of my terminology is incorrect ...
>> 
>> --
>> Ashley Aitken
>> Perth, Western Australia
>> mrhatken at mac dot com
>> Skype Name: MrHatken (GMT + 8 Hours!)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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