Comments on: Everything is a Journey

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:57:42 +0000

Agreed, I don't see a lot of value in netbooks for me for that very reason, in fact, I mentioned that when the iPhone came out:

http://theappslab.com/2007/07/05/did-you-buy-an...

The price points are pretty similar, and even the argument of a long term contract with a cell carrier is a bit off, considering you have to get the netbook, you know, on the net and everything.

Dunno about crashing and burning, but I think the lack of a good network bundle hurts them.

By: Brian Huff

Brian Huff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:28:17 +0000

why buy a netbook when you can get an iPod Touch, or an iPhone?

Its not like netbooks are all that useful… they're like a dust buster: too small for big jobs, too big for small jobs. They'll sell, but like all fads, they will crash and burn…

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:36:25 +0000

Sure, they're very AJAX-heavy. Didn't think I needed to clarify that Did not know that bit about MSFT, though. Interesting tidbit, especially considering how differently IE flavors handle AJAX.

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:21:29 +0000

“These apps all use Javascript heavily, making the speed and experience highly dependent on the browser’s ability to render JS”
Not just Javascript, but the 'Asynchronous' magic of Ajax. The irony is that this, the XMLHttpRequest, was invented by Microsoft to give an edge to its own browser Outlook client.