September 5th international reporting the demise of the desktop software has been saying is an exaggeration.In recent years, the blog, media, corporate officials have predicted many of the features of desktop software will be achieved through the Web, and is free of charge.
Many companies, including eBay, including the services are the barriers from the Web browser, stationed in the desktop system.Adobe, Google, have already published or are being tested so that Web developers to the desktop version of the online services and website tools.
May, Google released a Web-called Gears of desktop development tools.Online music site Finetune's CEO Martyn said that everyone wants to occupy the desktop system.People want to forget the Web site.
In recent days, eBay released called San Dimas, desktop version of its auction site β version of the invitation.San Dimas in terms of color scheme and font and eBay.com is to imagine, but it runs faster and the image-based, which makes it more like a showcase.Is more customizable, users can shop on line.
Adobe through called Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) system, and eBay and other companies to help develop Finetune desktop application that allows Web developers can run either online, or you can synchronize the message with the Web site applications.
Since March in a limited way since the release, AIR has been downloaded more than 10 million times.Adobe Platform Business Unit, director of product management Dizi Er, I think the desktop is not as people put it is already "old age", the desktop can sometimes provide more benefits.
One of the benefits of which is access to files on the desktop.Under normal circumstances, running through a browser to the Web service can only upload their content, such as uploading photos to a website.
Web services can access the desktop version all the photos on the computer, and then enable users to share some photos on the Web, created by the service on this PC can only play on the slide.
Finetune desktop tools can read the music files on the user's hard drive to better its library of songs sent to the user a more personalized.In the Web version of Finetune, users must enter their favorite singer or song type, desktop tools are able to research users to download songs created on the hard disk to create a personalized playlist.
Martyn said the next desktop version of music player software on the user's hard drive will integrate the songs and the songs Finetune music library, create personalized "music album."
Run the software on the desktop, another advantage is that you can reduce the running in the browser window service may encounter problems.Adrian said, people like to use Web services to one of the reasons is that they can easily perform multiple tasks simultaneously from one window to another Web Web window.
However, the more open the Web window, each Web service is running slower speed.If the browser crashes due to overload, the user will come to naught, including a window to send the e-mail and play in another window streaming music.
In addition, the desktop enables the user to ensure a certain degree of privacy.Tubes in the design of file-sharing product called when Adesso selection and Web privacy is connected to a major desktop applications.
For developers, the most important, the advantages of desktop software is the first thing users see when you turn on your computer.If the software icon on the desktop, users will greatly enhance the possibility of the software.