lol. You cant take my statement 100% literally. Yeah I know this is a programmers forum but how about allow for a little err... creative license. There is almost nothing that is 100% true. But there are *very* few programs that are sold today that do not have a connected component. I used to write software that I sold in a box that was sold a compUSA, That business is all but gone. In fact there are very few programs sold today in the desktop market at all. Years ago I could make money selling software. Today one must sell services driven by software. Really only a handful of companies today make money selling software, and they include Microsoft, Adobe, and a few others. In fact developer tools will probably be one of the last categories to go totally online. But most application categories are moving to a software as service model. Microsoft Works is now free and makes money by displaying ads. Even intuit is moving towards an online subscription based version of quicken. The Microsoft Office franchise is under attack by Google office and other online applications and ever microsoft has said the next major release of office will be a connected application. The disconnected application is *dying*.
Hank On 8/26/07, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Interesting perspective. I believe it is incorrect. I use many > desktop applications that do not need /have connectivity. Flex Builder > is one great example. > > > hank williams wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I'm saying that there is no market for AIR in non-connected desktop > > > applications. > > > > > > -- > > > > I think in 2007 we can almost safely say there is no market for *any* > > non-connected desktop applications, with or without AIR. > > > > Hank > > > > > > -- > Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur, Software Developer, Author, > Recording Engineer > AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 > -- > My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> > My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> > My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> > > >
