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    Re: Zoom anyone?   
    By: Richard Menedetter to Borax Man on Sun May 03 2020 08:52 am   
      
    RM> That is not correct.   
    RM> They were not designed for it in the beginning.   
    RM> They ARE designed for it for a long time.   
      
   Yes, for a long time this mistake has festered.  The issue is that we are   
   reimplementing gui elements over HTTP, and this has meant having to bolt on   
   functionality.  I used to use quite a few web based apps at work, now none.    
   What used to be a web based apps is now dedicated client programs using a   
   crossplatform toolkit like QT.   
      
   We will continue to see complex websites, such as YouTube, Jitsi, there will   
   always be rich web portals, but we will see fewer applications unrelated to a   
   website using browsers.   
      
    RM> For example ChromeOS runs all its apps in the browser.   
    RM> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS   
      
   Is it a proper OS, or an appliance?   
      
    RM> Yes ... it cannot compete with an implementation on hand optimized   
    RM> assembly. But it is a great solution for me.   
      
    RM> I go to my website and can do videoconferences.   
    RM> On Linux, Windows, whatever.   
    RM> No need to install anything. GREAT!   
      
   Those functions will remain.  What I was referring to are things like web based   
   Material Resource Management programs, Quality Management programs and other   
   enterprise applications.  YouTube will remain web based (I do use a client   
   program for it from time tie time), but only because it is a 'natural' browser   
   target.   
    RM> Yes.   
    RM> But as the same tech is used by HTML5 Websites, you NEED to include it   
    RM> anyways, otherwise you will not be able to view websites made in the last   
    RM> few years.    
      
   HTML5 is a step forward.  Standardisation and open codecs.  Much better than   
   propreietary plugins.   
      
   Dennis Katsonis   
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