But how long have these desktop-like websites been around for now? I remember Hotmail catching on like mad in their first months of being available. Not so much

But how long have these desktop-like websites been around for now? I remember Hotmail catching on like mad in their first months of being available. Not so much with the WebOS sites as far as I know. Mind you, I'm not saying that web-based take-your-info-anywhere web apps will never succeed (heck, people are using Hotmail and Gmail as storage, so the need is certainly there). It's just that I don't think that mimicking a WIMP desktop is the way to go.