Browser as a Platform

New Firefox Beta

by Rashidi Barnett
Seth Rosenblatt, with cnet.com,  just posted an article about the new Firefox Beta. Looks like they are trying keep up with Google Chrome. They have a new JavaScript engine, called TraceMonkey, which based on Seth’s estimates, is twice as fast as the current Firefox release. Woohoo!
Read the full post here on Cnet.com

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This blog will explore the thoughts and ideas of browser as a platform (BAAP). The implication is that potentially, the software based OS (Windows, MAC, etc), can go away and will be replace by a Browser based OS. We already see the trend with applications such as Google Docs , and SlideRocket that are replacements for Microsoft Office. We will review products and applications that are trying to replace desktop applications.

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