While I admit that the initial news is important to all of us, and the various predictions and debates have been enlightening and/or amusing, isn't it now time for much of this talk to move over to cf-community?
Matt Woodward wrote: >>I agree when you are talking about RIA for the desktop, but even then, >>where do you draw the line between a RIA or a common Windows >>application? I believe there is too much going about the term RIA. Can >>we call a P2P application a RIA since it has internet connectivity? Or >>can we only call it a RIA when technologies like Flex, XAML come in >>place. What defines a RIA? Internet connectivity? Used technologies? >>Amount of interactivity? Type of application? >> >> > >That was my point I suppose--the line is getting so blurred that the >distinctions become a bit irrelevant. If I had to make a distinction I'd say >it really falls to the delivery and update mechanism. With a browser-based >app you (potentially) get a new version of the app every time you open the >browser. With a desktop app you have to explicitly download the new version >and install it. Tools like Sash, Rebol, and Central put this process >somewhere in-between--you get notified a new version is available, hit update >and you're done. This is what's so interesting to me about this space right >now, the fact that it's being defined while we watch. Whatever comes out of >it it's going to change the way we think about these traditional distinctions >in my opinion. > >Matt > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203501 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
