Opera preview puts widgets on stage

OS X widgets, Yahoo (Konfabulator) widgets, now Opera widgets?: I now count three separate and likely mutually-incompatible widget formats (two if you're stuck on Windows). Add Mozilla XUL and Microsoft XAML-based applications to the mix, and Microsoft's old Active Desktop items (remember those?), and you now have four software vendors each creating their own notion of desktop applications built on "open" web standards. These standards IMHO were created to avoid this very situation as the web becomes balkanized -- again -- into browser-specific technologies. (And don't get me started on Adobe/Macromedia Flash!); Posted by: Accidental Angel_z Posted on: 02/06/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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The link doesn't work. btipling | 02/05/06

Does work Splutt | 02/06/06

Opera Leads the way!!!! nucrash | 02/06/06

Widgets? coffeenite | 02/06/06

Message has been deleted. Jeff Spicoli | 02/06/06

Giving a CRAP... Wolfie2K3 | 02/06/06

thanks Wolfgang Jeff Spicoli | 02/06/06

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