People have been predicting web-based desktop development for 15 years now, and it never happens. Netscape even wanted to replace the Windows 95 shell. Apple tr

People have been predicting web-based desktop development for 15 years now, and it never happens. Netscape even wanted to replace the Windows 95 shell. Apple tried to push web apps for third-party iPhone development, and people didn't want it. There are just too many advantages to native performance and development, not to mention that Javascript isn't the sanest language in the world (to be expected since it was hacked together in 10 days at Netscape).