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Will AJAX Threaten Windows Desktop?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thin-clients-strike-back dept.

prostoalex writes "They are not your father's HTML pages anymore. AJAX interfaces are getting more complex and versatile, relieving the user of the necessity to reload the page, and thus are becoming more like your average desktop apps. The catch? AJAX apps work in any browser out there, making the OS layer a bit irrelevant. Will the trend threaten Microsoft desktop near-monopoly? Or are we hearing the story of poorly debugged device drivers again?"

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  1. In a word: by Recovering+Hater · · Score: 4, Funny

    NO, this isn't going to happen anytime soon. My wife just asked me why someone would want to mix cleaning products and computing, so what do you think ole PHB is gonna say?

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  2. Re:Layers and layers by Dr.+Photo · · Score: 4, Funny

    "When I first started programming mincro computers (as they were called then) the program was entered with dip switches, then a bit later there was a computer specific rom that had enough information to operate a front panel and read a tape."

    And I wore an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time...

  3. Re:Layers and layers by goombah99 · · Score: 3, Funny
    And I wore an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time...

    Oh you were that kid! I saw you in my high school. Here's a tip: the onion was supposed to go in the front of your underpants, not the back. Chicks didn't dig guys with their package in the back.

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