Comments on: Adobe Apollo: Cool demo

Adobe Apollo: apps work without a browser

[brucemmccarthy]

Browser vs. network

I spend two hours nearly every weekday disconnected from the net while commuting on the train. It's a productive 2 hours because Outlook keeps working while I am disconnected. I can read and compose email, update my calendar and tasks lists, etc. I wish all my webapps worked that way.

I can see a lot of value in having things work while I'm disconnected. I couldn't care less whether they run in browser. What effect would that have on their usability?

I think you've got it backwards.

- Bruce McCarthy, www.userdriven.org

[brucemmccarthy]

Browser vs. network

I spend two hours nearly every weekday disconnected from the net while commuting on the train. It's a productive 2 hours because Outlook keeps working while I am disconnected. I can read and compose email, update my calendar and tasks lists, etc. I wish all my webapps worked that way.

I can see a lot of value in having things work while I'm disconnected. I couldn't care less whether they run in browser. What effect would that have on their usability?

I think you've got it backwards.

- Bruce McCarthy, www.userdriven.org

[natmbg]

Microsoft's WPF is There Already

Web deployed, connected apps with presentation on steroids, offline, xaml markup etc.

Check out the Times Reader for example.

[natmbg]

Microsoft's WPF is There Already

Web deployed, connected apps with presentation on steroids, offline, xaml markup etc.

Check out the Times Reader for example.

[ecohen1]

This will be critical for mobile professionals

Rafe,

You are correct that this may be less important for the home user or static office user that is always online on broadband.

But for us mobile professionals this is critical. It will be at least a few years before we have truly ubiquitous wireless broadband. Until then, these apps will allow us to get far better use of Web based apps.

[ecohen1]

This will be critical for mobile professionals

Rafe,

You are correct that this may be less important for the home user or static office user that is always online on broadband.

But for us mobile professionals this is critical. It will be at least a few years before we have truly ubiquitous wireless broadband. Until then, these apps will allow us to get far better use of Web based apps.