Re: [xml-dev] 2007 Predictions

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney@syndic8.com>]

> No. It is much, much better than the desktops of twenty years ago.

A reasonable statement.

> Which > would you rather give up? Your word processor or your Web browser?
> Your hard drive or your network connection?

This would depend entirely on your work requirements.  The vast majority of
users may have a considerably different selection that a web developer
might...

> Desktop apps are better at some things and web apps are better at some
> things, but the web is better at more of the more important things.

Again, a subjective opinion.

> A disconnected PC is a far more limited tool than a web browser without
> local storage or a printer.

Unless your job requires what the web doesn't offer.

I'm not arguing one's better than the other, more that it's rather stupid to
even make the argument.

-Bill Kearney