Turns out there *is* a real article, not just a sidebar, about browser-based desktops on CNET. Here’s the link to the story.
You might also want to check out the comment left on my previous post from a goowy.com guy named Alex (they’re the folks who bring you yourminis.com). He makes some pretty interesting points. Thanks for commenting, Alex!
I still get mildly freaked out when I get comments, especially from people who are somehow related to the topic of the post. It’s the “holy crap, people actually read this?!?” kind of freaked out.
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Browsing my Google IG homepage this morning (man, I *have* to switch over to Netvibes; my Google homepage is sooo lame…), I found an interesting article on CNET about browser-based desktops.
The article itself is very short – it’s more of a sidebar, really – but the pics are worth a gander.
I haven’t played with any of these applications so I won’t make specific comments on any of them. (OK, I lied, I really like the widgety look of YourMinis.) But I’m still convinced that the desktop metaphor is broken, whether delivered on your OS “desktop” or inside a browser. It’s just not sufficient for the large majority of peoples’ needs. See this previous post for some reasons why.
I also recommend checking out Central Desktop. It’s somewhat similar to these “webtop” apps, but appears to be much stronger on collaboration features.
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