On Jul 6, 2009, at 3:54 PM, John wrote:

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

> apps are

> not dead yet as you suggest.

It's not that it's "all about the cloud" or that anything is "dead".

Such hyperbole doesn't help foster discussion.

The question is why there is not a Crystal clone in the Linux world.

The reason is that there is not enough demand for anyone to undertake

that task. That doesn't mean that there isn't *any* demand; it's just

that it's so small compared to the demand for web-based apps, so

that's where the development effort is concentrated.

-- Ed Leafe