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The biggest thing we need is a simple way to do rich interactive web apps.

If that can be pulled off before the Longhorn adoption curve gets into full swing in 2007 or so, we have a chance on stopping Microsoft from getting another lock-in using apis and protocols for web applications. But, it needs to be open source, a standard, run on all platforms, it must be simple, and it must be compelling. If that can be pulled off in time, then almost nobody will use the Microsoft proprietary way of web services that will only work on some of the Windows platforms.

The other big wild card is Apple. If Apple can grab more market share ahead of Longhorn adoption (read more people using standards based browsers), the value proposition of Windows proprietary apis and protocols for web applications drops considerably.

These are exciting times . . .

Posted by: DonnieBoy   Posted on: 11/09/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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