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All my apps are desktop
Home apps:
Tax software - desktop
Email (Thunderbird)- desktop
Games - desktop
Office apps (MS or OpenOffice) - desktop

Work Apps:
Financial App - Desktop
Office App - desktop
All end user apps specific to our environment - desktop
email - desktop

Number of web based apps used in my home or work environments = 2 or less.
IT Admin apps - 75% desktop

That is fairly typical for most of the people that I know the desktop won't die anytime in my working career. I'm in my low 30's so that is another 40 years from now
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All my apps are desktop  jfp | 03/25/08
My apps  glocks out | 03/25/08
And, when Google ads a Java Runtime to Gears, you will see a ton more  DonnieBoy | 03/25/08
Except in rural areas  ajole | 03/26/08
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Second that. n/t  btljooz | 03/26/08
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Exactly  Greenknight_z | 03/27/08
You're right!  superbus | 04/18/08
Broadband still unavailble in many areas.  gandalas | 12/18/08
For superbus and gandalas...  JCitizen | 12/18/08
Online is fine until...  arminw | 03/26/08
Whoopee  jimk_z | 03/27/08
re: My apps  deepee912 | 03/27/08
40 years is a long time  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 03/25/08
Web apps are NOT to be trusted for security.  btljooz | 03/26/08
40 years ago the nearest computer was 120 miles away..  DesD | 03/26/08
40 years ago they had terminals  alpyne2@... | 03/26/08
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Time Spent is Variable  oceanicdemigod | 03/26/08
Yes Ed, 40 years is a long time ...  mwagner@... | 03/26/08
x terminals  springerj | 03/26/08
Online Browser Apps.  BernieLyons | 03/26/08
Unless it the default,  Gerry_z | 03/26/08
Balony, Ed !  babyboomer57 | 04/18/08
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this is all social networking mumbo jumbo  pcguy777 | 03/26/08
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...  Linux User 147560 | 03/25/08
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re: Depends  deaf_e_kate | 03/26/08
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...  Linux User 147560 | 03/26/08
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rebuttal  Update victim | 03/26/08
Addendum  Update victim | 03/26/08
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I disagree. (in part)  joe.smetona@... | 03/26/08
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Gmail yes, but i should be able to back it up  eMJayy | 03/26/08
Gmail doesn't seem to have problems like that.  joe.smetona@... | 03/26/08
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What monthly fees?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/27/08
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Except email  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 03/27/08
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You mean intrusions by the...  arminw | 03/26/08
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Windows Live Mail  jhussher@... | 03/26/08
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Tell that to the companies...  four-eyes_z | 03/26/08
Dunno...  emmjay_z | 03/26/08
Translation:  frgough | 04/18/08
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Linked how?  glocks out | 03/25/08
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Donnie boy is nutz  mydasx | 03/26/08
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Actually  btljooz | 03/26/08
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Clarification  theoxygenthief | 03/26/08
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This whole everything in the cloud  frgough | 04/18/08
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Those predictions were premature but it doesn't make them wrong  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 03/26/08
Need? No.  Gerry_z | 03/26/08
Sun Network Appliances From 1995  TheGooch1 | 03/26/08
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RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  RocketEater | 03/26/08
Printing needs work  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 03/26/08
Bunk  SteveMak | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  etschuetz@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  morph000 | 03/26/08
True as Hell!!!  einsteinze2nd@... | 03/26/08
that acctually does not come under "work"  zeshu@... | 03/26/08
Other than gaming........  Budman o Riverside | 03/26/08
oh comeon people...  zeshu@... | 03/26/08
Yes, I do WORK using a browser  wwinfield | 03/26/08
You Got That Right  TheGooch1 | 03/26/08
..besides you need to run your upcomming 6 cores  zeshu@... | 03/26/08
then why do we need p-4s???  zeshu@... | 03/26/08
then why do we need p-4s???  john.lellis@... | 03/26/08
Computation  oliver_foster@... | 03/26/08
Desktops are not dead. nor dying.  ajole | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  dlosman@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  mollenhourb@... | 03/26/08
Slowing ISPs do NOT = Dying Desktops!!!  btljooz | 03/26/08
A plugin can NOT slow down a computer unless  LittleGuy | 03/26/08
Another lure to pay by the key stroke...  mikifinaz1@... | 03/26/08
Thank you! n/t  btljooz | 03/26/08
RE: No Mention Of Dedicated PC's  lmenningen | 03/26/08
wrong headed  w_c_mead | 03/26/08
not happening anytime soon...  abond@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  fleury@... | 03/26/08
When I can put 4 TB on a laptop let me know  Jetranger | 03/26/08
RE: 4TB on a laptop  harrisharris | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  machilders@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  Baer | 03/26/08
Maybe a slow death...  jojoleb@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  I_Byte | 03/26/08
Browser or desktop?  markyannone | 03/26/08
oos, eyeos, etc. will sure soon make it  croser | 03/26/08
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Yes but lack on technology  magallanes | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  brimedd | 03/26/08
The Maturing of Services  gavin.bollard@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  LeeC | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft  katherand@... | 03/26/08
Back to the Mainframe?  PlanBForOpenOffice | 03/26/08
Wrong conclusion  balsover | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  IBKrusty | 03/26/08
Where is the logic?  bcunnien@... | 03/26/08
I have the noose around my neck; I'm going to do it this time with this tub  rtirman37@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  Main Street | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  rhett@... | 03/26/08
RE: the death of the desktop?????  BJ_Willson@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  BJ_Willson@... | 03/26/08
Exactly so  eMJayy | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  button56@... | 03/26/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  5th Regimental Combat Team | 03/26/08
Ed Burnette sounds like Bill Gates  james.faction | 03/26/08
Total agreement here  eMJayy | 03/26/08
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Too impatient to read all the talkback....  c.wright@... | 03/26/08
Not just NO....  Crestview | 03/26/08
Another reason desktops will not die:  btljooz | 03/26/08
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All those plug-ins  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 03/28/08
Death of the desktop??? sure..  washington.rodriguez | 03/26/08
please  pawwof | 03/26/08
No, no, no! (Think "Anonymous" et al cybercriminals)  archetuthus | 03/26/08
Complete Drivel  mydasx | 03/26/08
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from a private independent  mdbobbo | 03/27/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  MarkHarrison | 03/27/08
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RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  Trauk | 03/27/08
Whatever works.  joe.smetona@... | 03/27/08
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Death of what? Whos stash you been hitting?  l.m.moseley@... | 03/27/08
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My Desktop, My Apps, My Documents  blc1839 | 03/27/08
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RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  Mil-spec-guy | 03/28/08
Desktop: My death is greatly exaggerated  TtfnJohn | 03/29/08
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But that requires and OS and a desktop  frgough | 04/18/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  hvd@... | 03/29/08
Local web server might be easier  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 04/03/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  Laurie.Nylund@... | 03/30/08
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This is Dsconcerting  Calknight | 03/31/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  cathar.gnostic@... | 04/03/08
Maintain the desktop....  milton@... | 04/18/08
Graphic apps still need a desktop  tunghoy | 04/18/08
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Balony, Ed !  babyboomer57 | 04/18/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  mwwhughes | 04/18/08
BIG IT Guy  proton_z | 04/19/08
The desktop will not die, and here's why.  CobraA1 | 04/19/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  rdhalsteatzd | 04/20/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  hdn.de | 04/21/08
Desktops out-perform notebooks...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 12/17/08
For sure!...  JCitizen | 12/18/08
RE: Microsoft, Apple, and the death of the desktop  jimk_z | 12/17/08
Ah yes, another "the desktop is dead"  CobraA1 | 12/17/08
Not Dead Just Evolving  PedroTabs | 12/17/08
Let dreamers dream. As far out of reality as the dream may be.  Cayble | 12/17/08
Cayble...damn you got it right  don_the_newbie | 12/17/08
I will always prefer desktop to cloud.  BillDem | 12/18/08
These things would have to happen first...  JCitizen | 12/18/08
RE: My Cold Dead Finger......  livefree | 12/19/08
It isn't this week, but the next  eagle72al | 12/21/08
The Internet does not follow you. You follow the Internet!  aleizabar | 12/22/08

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