- From: Sebastian Trueg <trueg@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:56:00 +0200
- To: public-rww@w3.org
On 07/21/2012 03:19 PM, Melvin Carvalho wrote: > This is a very interesting development. > > *Note:* Ubuntu is set to ship on 5% of all PCs in 2013 > > http://blog.canonical.com/2012/07/19/introducing-ubuntu-web-apps-setting-the-web-free-of-the-browser/ As a former desktop developer (KDE) I can tell you that this is nothing more than a few browser instances in combination with already existing plugins for Twitter, GMail, and friends to different existing Ubuntu/Gnome tools like Tracker or the HUD. The only special thing is that they are all installed in Ubuntu and configured properly. A properly configured KDE, OSX, or even Windows provides the exact same. "Ubuntu WebApp" is just a buzzword. Nothing new to see here. Cheers, Sebastian -- Sebastian Trueg Technical Consultant OpenLink Software trueg@openlinkws.com http://openlinksw.com http://trueg.wordpress.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/trueg
Received on Saturday, 21 July 2012 18:56:24 UTC