[Tfug] Browser based UI's

[Matthew Patenaude]

I am somewhat worried that companies are going to try to force the issue on
the Browser UI thing, and leave those of us who still absolutely must have
our own apps in a internet-less environment. Let me explain...

1) I work overseas, and travel a lot. That means a lot of places that still
do not have any internet, or at least nothing reliable.

2) I work in China, which means I presently CANNOT do Facebook, Twitter
(actually, I don't do that anyway, but...), Youtube, or some other things
that Chrome would focus on. This is due to sensorship, and particularly due
to the stuff going on in Xinjiang, Uighur Autonomous Region right now.
Forget that, a couple weeks ago, I couldn't even get a google search page or
my gmail, because China was trying to pressure Google to clamp down on its
search results regarding porn! (On its own, I'm all for the anti-porn
measures China is trying to do, but of course that is not all they are
trying to do...)

3) I write things for publishing, and need the reliability of my own
hardware based desktop publishing apps.

4) I sometimes work with sound, not professionally, but I wouldn't even
think of trying that through a browser! Ditto for graphics.

5) Again, the network thing: I often need to work on docs while on public
transportation. Even with the rapid proliferation of 3G here in China in the
cities, it is doubtful that I could expect high reliability.

In otherwords, to be frank, I am not presently even remotely interested in a
Chrome OS, or a cloud, or whatever. Nice idea for some things, but when
everyone else is gaga over google, will I still be able to have a full OS on
my computer? I would like the capability on top of what I presently have for
when I need it, but I don't want the other to dissappear.

Matthew
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