Is it just me or does anyone else think the "all the apps will live in the browser" mantra is a little over hyped. Using the browser is great for a lot of things but it isn't for everything. No matter how fast your computer is a native app will always run faster.
Also the cloud depends upon having unlimited internet access. Verizon just recently got rid of unlimited data plans and other wireless companies throttle; that is a total cloud killer.
I'm sure cable internet companies like Comcast are also going to start throttling (if they haven't already) or charging more because why are they going to give away all that bandwith for free to some guy that watches 2 streaming netflix movies a day when his neighbor just uses the net to check his e-mail and look at his favorite news web sites?
Further, with android and the iphone the app stores are very popular and all those apps run independent of the browser (atleast I think so I don't own a phone that runs either). It seems all apps living in the browser is dead on arrival.
Slashdot Mirror
Well I'm sure that the computer makers like Dell or HP would rather install Linux for free instead of paying Microsoft for a license.
Is it just me or does anyone else think the "all the apps will live in the browser" mantra is a little over hyped. Using the browser is great for a lot of things but it isn't for everything. No matter how fast your computer is a native app will always run faster. Also the cloud depends upon having unlimited internet access. Verizon just recently got rid of unlimited data plans and other wireless companies throttle; that is a total cloud killer. I'm sure cable internet companies like Comcast are also going to start throttling (if they haven't already) or charging more because why are they going to give away all that bandwith for free to some guy that watches 2 streaming netflix movies a day when his neighbor just uses the net to check his e-mail and look at his favorite news web sites? Further, with android and the iphone the app stores are very popular and all those apps run independent of the browser (atleast I think so I don't own a phone that runs either). It seems all apps living in the browser is dead on arrival.