Comments on: Consumers Only Using Browser Based Software http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/ Banker Turned Operator Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeffrey Lu http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Jeffrey Lu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:31:26 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-300 Thanks Andrew, very insightful.<br><br>I was thinking about the mobile platform as a caveat while I was writing so I was careful to make a distinction that I was talking about the PC. It's so fast and easy to download mobile apps on new gen smart phones that I don't see downloading as a limiting factor to consumer usage. Especially considering the fact that web browsers just aren't as sophisticated as their PC counterparts but it will be an interesting arena to track in the future. Thanks Andrew, very insightful.

I was thinking about the mobile platform as a caveat while I was writing so I was careful to make a distinction that I was talking about the PC. It's so fast and easy to download mobile apps on new gen smart phones that I don't see downloading as a limiting factor to consumer usage. Especially considering the fact that web browsers just aren't as sophisticated as their PC counterparts but it will be an interesting arena to track in the future.

]]> By: Andrew Choi http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Andrew Choi Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:16:50 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-299 very true.<br><br>i ran into a dilemma on the mac b/c there's a lot of great desktop clients made for mac. What makes it hard is that mac programs are often well integrated into the OS. OS-integration CAN make things worth using over their web-app equivalent. i suspect though that we'll find web-apps more and more integrated into the desktop environment w/o having to install addons like google gears or adobe air. <br><br>the issue also came up in the mobile scene when lifehacker was comparing the new mobile gmail and its imap equivalent on the iphone. <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5202893/mobile-gmail-showdown-the-webapp-versus-a-mail-client" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/5202893/mobile-gmail-show...</a> The new webapp for gmail is much better than the iphone app. but here again, an example limitation of the webapp is there's no 'email photo to gmail!' option w/ your iphone photos. so more OS-integration needs to be forthcoming for a lot of web apps.<br><br>nice blog btw very true.

i ran into a dilemma on the mac b/c there's a lot of great desktop clients made for mac. What makes it hard is that mac programs are often well integrated into the OS. OS-integration CAN make things worth using over their web-app equivalent. i suspect though that we'll find web-apps more and more integrated into the desktop environment w/o having to install addons like google gears or adobe air.

the issue also came up in the mobile scene when lifehacker was comparing the new mobile gmail and its imap equivalent on the iphone. http://lifehacker.com/5202893/mobile-gmail-show... The new webapp for gmail is much better than the iphone app. but here again, an example limitation of the webapp is there's no 'email photo to gmail!' option w/ your iphone photos. so more OS-integration needs to be forthcoming for a lot of web apps.

nice blog btw

]]> By: Jeffrey Lu http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Jeffrey Lu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:10:00 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-302 Thanks Sam. I was actually listening to your tumblr as I was writing this post so in a way, you contributed to it. Thanks Sam. I was actually listening to your tumblr as I was writing this post so in a way, you contributed to it.

]]> By: Sam http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Sam Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:05:29 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-301 I don't get a lot of your techno-babble, but I got this one, and you're totally right. If I have to download or install something, I'm much less inclined to use it. Nice post. I don't get a lot of your techno-babble, but I got this one, and you're totally right. If I have to download or install something, I'm much less inclined to use it. Nice post.

]]> By: Jeffrey Lu http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Jeffrey Lu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:31:26 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-288 Thanks Andrew, very insightful.<br><br>I was thinking about the mobile platform as a caveat while I was writing so I was careful to make a distinction that I was talking about the PC. It's so fast and easy to download mobile apps on new gen smart phones that I don't see downloading as a limiting factor to consumer usage. Especially considering the fact that web browsers just aren't as sophisticated as their PC counterparts but it will be an interesting arena to track in the future. Thanks Andrew, very insightful.

I was thinking about the mobile platform as a caveat while I was writing so I was careful to make a distinction that I was talking about the PC. It's so fast and easy to download mobile apps on new gen smart phones that I don't see downloading as a limiting factor to consumer usage. Especially considering the fact that web browsers just aren't as sophisticated as their PC counterparts but it will be an interesting arena to track in the future.

]]> By: Andrew Choi http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Andrew Choi Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:16:50 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-61 very true.<br><br>i ran into a dilemma on the mac b/c there's a lot of great desktop clients made for mac. What makes it hard is that mac programs are often well integrated into the OS. OS-integration CAN make things worth using over their web-app equivalent. i suspect though that we'll find web-apps more and more integrated into the desktop environment w/o having to install addons like google gears or adobe air. <br><br>the issue also came up in the mobile scene when lifehacker was comparing the new mobile gmail and its imap equivalent on the iphone. <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5202893/mobile-gmail-showdown-the-webapp-versus-a-mail-client" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/5202893/mobile-gmail-show...</a> The new webapp for gmail is much better than the iphone app. but here again, an example limitation of the webapp is there's no 'email photo to gmail!' option w/ your iphone photos. so more OS-integration needs to be forthcoming for a lot of web apps.<br><br>nice blog btw very true.

i ran into a dilemma on the mac b/c there's a lot of great desktop clients made for mac. What makes it hard is that mac programs are often well integrated into the OS. OS-integration CAN make things worth using over their web-app equivalent. i suspect though that we'll find web-apps more and more integrated into the desktop environment w/o having to install addons like google gears or adobe air.

the issue also came up in the mobile scene when lifehacker was comparing the new mobile gmail and its imap equivalent on the iphone. http://lifehacker.com/5202893/mobile-gmail-show... The new webapp for gmail is much better than the iphone app. but here again, an example limitation of the webapp is there's no 'email photo to gmail!' option w/ your iphone photos. so more OS-integration needs to be forthcoming for a lot of web apps.

nice blog btw

]]> By: Jeffrey Lu http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Jeffrey Lu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-60 Thanks Sam. I was actually listening to your tumblr as I was writing this post so in a way, you contributed to it. Thanks Sam. I was actually listening to your tumblr as I was writing this post so in a way, you contributed to it.

]]> By: Sam http://www.jeffreylu.com/2009/04/08/consumers-only-using-browser-based-software/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Sam Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:05:29 +0000 http://www.jeffreylu.com/?p=250#comment-59 I don't get a lot of your techno-babble, but I got this one, and you're totally right. If I have to download or install something, I'm much less inclined to use it. Nice post. I don't get a lot of your techno-babble, but I got this one, and you're totally right. If I have to download or install something, I'm much less inclined to use it. Nice post.

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