Frank R wrote:
Browser plugins offer no substanial benefit not already addressed by using a
standalone as a helper application.
Technically speaking, maybe true. Practically speaking, definitely not true.
Practically speaking, almost no one would have a Rev browser plugin
pre-installed as they do with Flash. So whether they download and
install yet another plugin, or download and install a helper app, in
neither case will they get the ubiquity which is the primary benefit of
a browser-based app.
If you can find the subset of uses for which the need to install a
runtime engine isn't a problem, then what significant difference does it
make whether the app runs within the confines of a browser window or is
free to make use of its own windows?
Flash won the plugin wars long ago. If something absolutely must run
within the confines of a browser window, Flash, Java, or AJAX are the
best answers.
If the customer finds it acceptable to download and install a runtime
engine, Rev makes a great contender as it is today.
Three useful examples:
An AOL-like Internet service bundled with Rev:
Development->Plugins->GoRevNet
A net app that downloads and plays interactice geospatial info:
<http://ddm.geo.umass.edu/>
Engineering courseware delivered in a custom net app:
<http://reactorlab.net/>
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Richard Gaskin
Managing Editor, revJournal
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