>> "Ooo my same applications only .... online! Awesome, now what." Ok here's a few reasons why this really is awesome for most people. * OK, so I don't have

>> "Ooo my same applications only .... online! Awesome, now what." Ok here's a few reasons why this really is awesome for most people. * OK, so I don't have to download anything, don't need to worry about spyware/virii/etc * Cool. I can access my applications from my PC, my friends, my iPhone, a net cafe, the library. * Ooops, my hard disk died. Oh well, all my data is 'safe'. * Ooops, my hard disk died. At least I don't have to download and install tons of applications. Not to mention the fact that those apps instantly get easy access to 'auto-update' 'share' 'collaborate' etc - they're easy to 'multi-userfy' Desktop software will always have a place, just like not everyone uses webmail. But for the majority, webmail is just way easier for them.