Comments on: Kill your desktop and survive in your browser http://www.internetling.com/2008/02/24/kill-your-desktop-and-survive-in-your-browser/ Linux, open source and delicious cake Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:33:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cobalt http://www.internetling.com/2008/02/24/kill-your-desktop-and-survive-in-your-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Cobalt Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:40 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/02/24/kill-your-desktop-and-survive-in-your-browser/#comment-583 I've tried EyeOS and thought it was pretty cool. The thing is, a Web OS simply can't do the things that people need them to do, like burn CDs or access digital cameras. Browsers just don't have that ability. In some cases, a Web OS could be very useful. I'm not trying to belittle people's efforts, I'm just saying that you shouldn't kill your desktop quite yet. I’ve tried EyeOS and thought it was pretty cool. The thing is, a Web OS simply can’t do the things that people need them to do, like burn CDs or access digital cameras. Browsers just don’t have that ability. In some cases, a Web OS could be very useful. I’m not trying to belittle people’s efforts, I’m just saying that you shouldn’t kill your desktop quite yet.

]]> By: Mat http://www.internetling.com/2008/02/24/kill-your-desktop-and-survive-in-your-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Mat Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:24 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/02/24/kill-your-desktop-and-survive-in-your-browser/#comment-227 There are some applications that are more natural "web apps" than others. Simply moving functionality from the desktop to "the cloud" does not always give real benefit to users. In many cases it actually has many downsides. PCs are so powerful and disc space is so cheap that webifying desktop apps simply creates more places where processes can break down. Where the web really provides added benefit is when apps can become more collaborative. Applications such as Basecamp, Central Desktop and ProofHQ (our own baby) can only work on the web and work because they enhance collaboration. There are some applications that are more natural “web apps” than others.

Simply moving functionality from the desktop to “the cloud” does not always give real benefit to users. In many cases it actually has many downsides. PCs are so powerful and disc space is so cheap that webifying desktop apps simply creates more places where processes can break down.

Where the web really provides added benefit is when apps can become more collaborative. Applications such as Basecamp, Central Desktop and ProofHQ (our own baby) can only work on the web and work because they enhance collaboration.

]]> By: Rami http://www.internetling.com/2008/02/24/kill-your-desktop-and-survive-in-your-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Rami Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:58:31 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/02/24/kill-your-desktop-and-survive-in-your-browser/#comment-224 Nice review...Unlike other Web OSs G.ho.st works with third party Web applications. Nice review…Unlike other Web OSs G.ho.st works with third party Web applications.

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