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Re: I couldn't have been more wrong.

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: I couldn't have been more wrong.
Date	2023-09-18 16:46 +0000
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:43:20 -0700 (Seattle), Relf wrote:

> rBowman wrote:
>> Gazing into crystal balls is part of a developer's job.
>> "Is this the future or is it going to be buried in 5 years?"
> 
> I thought people would prefer desktop apps over web apps;
> I couldn't have been more wrong.

One selling point of web apps is the zero footprint. Updates are painful 
when dealing with desktop apps, particularly when the apps are running on 
laptops in mobile units. 

The 'cloud' hype confuses the issue when you throw in 'private cloud' but 
it comes down to the same thing; you update the server and you're done.

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                Re: I couldn't have been more wrong. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2023-09-24 19:24 +0000
                Re: I couldn't have been more wrong. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2023-09-25 23:58 +0000
                Re: I couldn't have been more wrong. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2023-09-18 16:46 +0000
                I hate forced updates. "Relf"  <Usenet@Jeff-Relf.Me> - 2023-09-18 10:40 -0700
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