Comments on: Adobe AIR 1.0 soon http://juliankussman.com/blog/2008/02/13/adobe-air-10-soon/ Advertising, Interactive Art Direction, Flash, and usability. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Some guy http://juliankussman.com/blog/2008/02/13/adobe-air-10-soon/#comment-70 Some guy Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:49:24 +0000 http://juliankussman.com/blog/2008/02/13/adobe-air-10-soon/#comment-70 Everyone under NDA feel it ;> Everyone under NDA feel it ;>

]]> By: Fullman http://juliankussman.com/blog/2008/02/13/adobe-air-10-soon/#comment-69 Fullman Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:15:59 +0000 http://juliankussman.com/blog/2008/02/13/adobe-air-10-soon/#comment-69 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. 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.

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