Comments on: Desktop Returns, On The Web Of Course http://gigaom.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Ajay Sanghani http://gigaom.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46549 Ajay Sanghani Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:39:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46549 <p>good to see more and more disruptive ventures emerging, am sure is a wake up call for all in the industry from software developers, to distributors to support teams…all will have to look for re-skilling themselves sooner rather than later.</p> <p>Regards Ajay Sanghani, Meet our 410 members at http://www.itvidya.com ITVIDYA.COM : IT Knowledge, Networking and Opportunities</p> good to see more and more disruptive ventures emerging, am sure is a wake up call for all in the industry from software developers, to distributors to support teams…all will have to look for re-skilling themselves sooner rather than later.

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Ajay Sanghani,
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]]> By: Zak http://gigaom.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46548 Zak Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:30:43 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46548 <p>@Saul Are you sure you didn't coin the term, "webflop" ?</p> @Saul
Are you sure you didn’t coin the term, “webflop” ?

]]> By: Venkatesh http://gigaom.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46547 Venkatesh Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:44:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46547 <p>Hive is interesting. Myspace should buy this and nurture it. It fits right in.</p> Hive is interesting. Myspace should buy this and nurture it. It fits right in.

]]> By: Scott Milener http://gigaom.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46546 Scott Milener Thu, 30 Mar 2006 03:16:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46546 <p>Om, thanks for the interesting post. I saw this with both personal satisfaction and a bit of pain. The term "webtop" was first quoted by me in an article in the late '90s. It was clear to me then that Java apps that run in the browser would take over and my company at the time, BulletProof had arguably the best example on the web of what could be done in a webtop app. I talk about the story in my blog. http://browster.typepad.com/scott<em>milener</em>blog/</p> <p>Hopefully this time around they'll actuallt take. I always wondered wy Saleforce.com used HTML instead of Java. They're interface is so clunky with all the page loading and clicking which a rich app can replace.</p> <p>In fact you can still see BulletProof's Java apps in action. http://www.bulletproof.com/Demos/demo1.stm - then click OK to login, once the 'applet' loads, you'll see a desktop-like database app that is fast to moev aorund in and loads just the data back and forth with no page refreshes.</p> Om, thanks for the interesting post. I saw this with both personal satisfaction and a bit of pain. The term “webtop” was first quoted by me in an article in the late ’90s. It was clear to me then that Java apps that run in the browser would take over and my company at the time, BulletProof had arguably the best example on the web of what could be done in a webtop app. I talk about the story in my blog.
(link) milenerblog/

Hopefully this time around they’ll actuallt take. I always wondered wy Saleforce.com used HTML instead of Java. They’re interface is so clunky with all the page loading and clicking which a rich app can replace.

In fact you can still see BulletProof’s Java apps in action.
(link)
- then click OK to login, once the ‘applet’ loads, you’ll see a desktop-like database app that is fast to moev aorund in and loads just the data back and forth with no page refreshes.

]]> By: Saul Weiner http://gigaom.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46545 Saul Weiner Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:47:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46545 <p>I'm a little in awe. What a great novel idea. Wish I had thought of it first.</p> I’m a little in awe. What a great novel idea. Wish I had thought of it first.

]]> By: Tahir Zaimoglu http://gigaom.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46544 Tahir Zaimoglu Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:57:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/desktop-returns-on-the-web-of-course/#comment-46544 <p>I believe this is nothing new. Lightmaker did this years ago with Macromedia Flash and the smoothness and logic is much better than Hive.</p> <p>However if we are discussing Ajax and its use brilliant work…</p> I believe this is nothing new. Lightmaker did this years ago with Macromedia Flash and the smoothness and logic is much better than Hive.

However if we are discussing Ajax and its use brilliant work…

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