I'm not certain why I'm being knocked down other than calling out a Y-Combinator guy for being wrong.
He equates desktops to VHS and the web as DVD, the only problem is there is a clear superiority of DVD over VHS (greater resolution, more features, compact form factor) where there is no clear superiority of the web over desktop in terms of usability and features.
If someone can name me one app that is better than the desktop equivalent, please do so.
Flickr is no where near as useful for image cataloging and management than many desktop equivalents. It wins in sharing for sure, but not actual functionality.
Outlook (and I'm sure the xobni guys would agree) trumps it's online version by a mile. Gmail still lags here as well.
Video editing ... Jumpcut? Yeah right.
Audio editing ... show me one that supports high end audio effects or plug-ins.
Google docs - ever press the tab key when editing a doc? Dragged and dropped an image into the document?
I could go on and on, but you get the point.
If you are going to bring a metaphor and present it as the truth, there had better be some truth to it.
Atlas is cool, but derivative of all that came before it: Delphi, Interface Builder, Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Visual Basic, RealBasic, etc. Sure it runs in the browser, sure you can target the desktop. I dunno, color me unimpressed.
But, listen, if you're going to downvote me at least come correct.
I think you are getting knocked down because you don't want to recognize that some people may disagree with you.
You said that outlook is better then gmail. While you might be able to make an argument when you compare it side by side one one machine. You would be mistaken in making that comparison. Gmail kicks ass for me not just because I feel it can replace outlook, but I can have my gmail, on my iphone, I can access it from any computer that has a web browser, I can access it from the linux command line using lynx, or links. Can outlook do that.
You need to realize that when they say desktop apps aren't as good as web apps, I think what they are saying is that desktop apps aren't mayby the best way for most people to use apps.
Yeah but the guy in the video explicitly made the comparison between VHS and DVD, and it's an incredibly poor metaphor because it's not true.
I get Gmail having more utility than say Outlook for certain things. But I can access my exchange server (I use google apps for business, but used to use exchange) in all the same places I could access Gmail which renders the point slightly moot.
I have no issue with people disagreeing, but at least argue the disagreement if you feel strongly enough to vote me down.
He equates desktops to VHS and the web as DVD, the only problem is there is a clear superiority of DVD over VHS (greater resolution, more features, compact form factor) where there is no clear superiority of the web over desktop in terms of usability and features.
If someone can name me one app that is better than the desktop equivalent, please do so.
Flickr is no where near as useful for image cataloging and management than many desktop equivalents. It wins in sharing for sure, but not actual functionality.
Outlook (and I'm sure the xobni guys would agree) trumps it's online version by a mile. Gmail still lags here as well.
Video editing ... Jumpcut? Yeah right.
Audio editing ... show me one that supports high end audio effects or plug-ins.
Image editing ... Aviary < Photoshop. Aviary < most freeware image editing tools.
Google docs - ever press the tab key when editing a doc? Dragged and dropped an image into the document?
I could go on and on, but you get the point.
If you are going to bring a metaphor and present it as the truth, there had better be some truth to it.
Atlas is cool, but derivative of all that came before it: Delphi, Interface Builder, Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Visual Basic, RealBasic, etc. Sure it runs in the browser, sure you can target the desktop. I dunno, color me unimpressed.
But, listen, if you're going to downvote me at least come correct.