Ubuntu adds WebApps to its Linux desktop

http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-adds-webapps-to-its-linux-desktop-7000001240/

by tanglesome • 14 years ago

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mindstab3• 14 years ago

Android was leading the way in this (best sharing between online services etc). This looks like the first other OS to "get it" and push hard to integrate with the cloud. I think in some ways this surpasses Android.

Mean while we have iOS that's just congratulating itself for allowing photo uploads to twitter, meanwhile my Android phone has integration with services I've never even heard of.

And MacOS and Windows... nothing. Stupid autistic children sitting on the internet.

It's nice to see some real innovation in the Linux camp on the user end front.

zmjones• 14 years ago

this seems way better than anything available on OSX at the moment.

pgambling• 14 years ago

I'm sure you didn't intend to insult autistic people with that comment, but autism != stupidity. Just wanted to point that as my sister is autistic.

mindstab3• 14 years ago

No, I meant it more that they don't communicate well, and basically that's what Windows and MacOS seem like. Not communicating well on the net with all the other services.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Autistic%20mo...

The stupid was more directed at the needlessness for his behavior in this day and age on the web. It's frustrating more OS's aren't playing nice with all the services out there.

Sorry for the carelessness of my communication

mindstab3• 14 years ago

Video: http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/07/19/web-app-integration-in-u...

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4267348

w33ble• 14 years ago

Thanks for that. Reading this, I immediately thought "hey, this sounds just like Mozilla's Prism?" Watching the video basically confirmed that it is, but now with some integration with Unity. That integration is pretty key I guess, but Prism isn't exactly new.

Ubuntu adds WebApps to its Linux desktop

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