The Blurring Line Between PC and Web

The NYTimes has a feature about software development systems that move the Web offline and desktop applications online, with a focus on Adobe Air, which will be released tomorrow. The article has quotes from the developer behind Microsoft's Silverlight (he was a colleague at Macromedia of Adobe's Air guy), and from the head of the Mozilla Foundation about their online/offline offering, Prism.

Re:Translation

[CarpetShark]

he was a colleague at Macromedia of Adobe's Air guy

Funny, I interpreted that as "cleaner with a camera and access to the Air guy's notes" ;)

Re:Security nightmare?

[Brian Gordon]

Hm, that's funny it never even crossed my mind. I guess Adobe has built up such a reputation of trust over decades of reliable security that I just sort of took it for granted.

Re:Security nightmare?

[eldepeche]

Yes, in fact you're the first person to be concerned about the security of online data storage.

Re:Translation

[morgan_greywolf]

Funny, I interpreted that as "cleaner with a camera and access to the Air guy's notes" ;)

Huh. I interpreted that as "Microsoft employee posing as a janitor with a camera and access to the Air guy's notes" or, alternatively, as "Miguel De Icaza in a janitor's suit."

Re:what does AIR/Silverlight offer that is new/bet

[Corporate Troll]

what do AIR and Silverlight offer that is better than those?

Well, they enable lock-in and generate revenue for the companies that own those technologies.

Oh, wait... You meant for us? Nothing...

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[Dystopian Rebel]

I, for one, am having a hard time predicting the future.

I realize that you posted as AC to hide your shame. But don't let this condition stop you from leading a normal life.

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