I can feel it in my bones. And I can’t wait because I’ve wanted to deploy an AIR app for so long but it’s a hard sell to a client to say “Users will have to download a framework, then the app, and then in 2 months update both when it goes 1.0″
This will be a defining moment for Adobe and the web.
Here’s the thing, I’m always so weary when someone says “X will be a defining moment for Y” because while the platform in itself is well-thought out and opens the door for web applications to move to the desktop, it just turns into hype in the end.
Think about the way the web has been evolving, especially in the past year or so: instead of relying on desktop applications to accomplish certain tasks, we’ve seen innovative web applications through Flex, Flash and AJAX interfaces come into the spotlight. Now, for some reason, we’re returning to the desktop by taking web applications outside one browser into another form of browser, and in some cases, eliminating the need for the web version of the application (at least the front end) altogether.
I’m not sure this will truly be a defining moment for Adobe and the web at all, instead it’ll simply be a continuation of the current movement of making applications truly ubiquitous and accessible no matter where the user is.
Everyone under NDA feel it ;>