On Monday 06 July 2009 01:17:57 pm Ed Leafe wrote:

> On Jul 6, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Alan Bourke wrote:

> > I can't believe there aren't scads of them out there in Linux land

> > already. Maybe they're too hard to write.

>

> Crystal and similar products came about before the advent of the web

> as the primary development platform. Since the web, very little effort

> is being expended in the non-web fields. I guess if there was a strong

> demand someone would have stepped up, just like if there was a strong

> demand for desktop apps, Dabo would be used by millions.

>

>

> -- Ed Leafe

I realize that where you work it's all about the cloud but desktop apps are

not dead yet as you suggest. In fact I would suggest that it is just the

opposite. I haven't seen google's office apps replace word, or openoffice.

In general the accountings systems are not being replaced by web apps. And

there are plenty. Yes they have followers/users but in general no web apps

are doing the job.

Everytime I see a web app - it always has short comings. Even the new 'AIR'

programs have issues. Maybe when Web "3" starts we'll start seeing desktop

apps being replaced.