Re: Opera Mini 4 versus iphone Safari

asjbio...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> Java applets, like flash, are obviously heavier than javascript. But
> i'm talking about resident client apps, which the iphone will not have
> and which has many developers disappointed.  The point is that instead
> of having the browser run all thses webapps with storage on the server
> (which again contributes to lots of back and forth data as well as
> privacy issues) having resident apps takes the load off from the
> browser and means you can run them away from the network as well.
>
> Btw. you might want to tell all those companies who use applets that
> they're dead, including yahoo and other big companies. applets aren't
> much used as banner ads, a space now taken by flash. but they are
> heavily used in web games, web cam apps. chat rooms, and many
> enterprise web clients like webex.

Ajax apps will always be clumsier and less capable than client side
resident apps. Compare google maps to google earth for example. This
is why many developers are disappointed the iphone is so crippled. It
could have been a great phone, but in reality it's a hyped, overly
expensive toy with limited  to no 3rd party apps.

* Tending the tomatoes while writing on opera mini. A hot and humid
day in Joisey!