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Google Abandoning Gears

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the bits-and-buckets dept.

harrymcc noted a story talking about what might be the end of Google Gears. The concept has always been interesting, but it seems that Google is beginning to think of Gears as more of a proof of concept, and that focus will shift to HTML5, which has the same functionality.

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  1. Re:Summary is not accurate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    lol - keep telling yourself that matey. the truth is that html5 is a load of fucking hype. like svg and all the other stuff that people around here crap on about it probably won't ever happen. ie doesn't support it - for most webdevs that's the end of story.

    when will you suckers learn? for something to succeed in the browser it has to have total ubiquity - (hint...Flash) and it needs to be cross platform (hint - Flash) and it needs to be cross browser (hint - Flash). html5 aint any of these and it aint ever going to be.

    btw - next year is not going to be the year of the linux desktop. sorry to the bellends who cant get youtube to work on their obscure flavor of os but let me introduce to the rest of the world.

    (catcha = losers) spooky huh!

  2. Re:Summary is not accurate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    well i'm using FF 3.5 and this site doesn't render correctly. that might have more to do with the shitty devs that put it together but the point remains....

    why can't you get it - we don't need any more flavors of html - its shit. its yesterdays technology and you can shove it.

    flash has won out and thats thats.
    i'd rather have the comical mess that is java fx than any more dhtml or ajax.

    try getting out more

    (catcha = ya wee cocksucker yuz)