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the amount of effort going into pushing browser technology has always confused me with apple, unless they never aimed for the appstore to be a permanent thing.
by daleharvey 17y ago
the amount of effort going into pushing browser technology has always confused me with apple, unless they never aimed for the appstore to be a permanent thing.
but its a pleasant surprise, im excited by the type of applications we can build these days using very common web standards
- mbrubeck 17y agoThe success of the internet and web keep Apple's computers relevant in a still-Microsoft-dominated world. I was a Mac user starting in 1989 (and since then switched to BeOS and then Linux). Once everything started moving onto the internet and then the web, alternate operating systems became far less like neglected ghettos. Now as long as it has a good web browser, even the most marginal platform is pretty useful.
- bad_user 17y agoYes, and what bothers me with this scenario is that things can always go around ... what do people think it will happen when Apple is the one dominating? I can tell you one thing ... the Microsoft era will seem something like a golden-age.
- iamwil 17y agoNo market is ever permanent. Native apps will usually reign in the beginning life on a device. In addition, in the current environment, wireless is still not everywhere and fast. Because of that, web apps still are at a distinct disadvantage for free roaming devices. But I think that will change in the near future.