Comments on: AjaxWindows, Why? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:39:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: 酷：AjaxWindows基于Ajax的web桌面操作系统 - 英文站采集 SEO优化 Adsense广告配置 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-2401493 酷：AjaxWindows基于Ajax的web桌面操作系统 - 英文站采集 SEO优化 Adsense广告配置 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:39:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-2401493 [...] Linspire的创始人建立的AjaxWindows已正式发布，又一个基于Ajax的web桌面操作系统面世。AjaxWindows在浏览器里完全模仿了Windows环境，甚至还提供了一个同步化工具，可以在服务器上把用户的电脑数据建立一个镜像，这意味著你可以在任何地方连接自己的桌面(这项技术还不成熟，有人反映同步工具不能正常工作)。 [...] [...] Linspire的创始人建立的AjaxWindows已正式发布，又一个基于Ajax的web桌面操作系统面世。AjaxWindows在浏览器里完全模仿了Windows环境，甚至还提供了一个同步化工具，可以在服务器上把用户的电脑数据建立一个镜像，这意味著你可以在任何地方连接自己的桌面(这项技术还不成熟，有人反映同步工具不能正常工作)。 [...]

]]> By: Cloudo: The Pretty WebOS Formerly Known As Xindesk http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-2002519 Cloudo: The Pretty WebOS Formerly Known As Xindesk Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:02:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-2002519 [...] regular desktop Operating System. Where it excels is in appearance; offerings like AjaxWindows have a touch of ugly about them, Jooce and EyeOS try to be original. Cloudo gets the visuals right first time around, with a high [...] [...] regular desktop Operating System. Where it excels is in appearance; offerings like AjaxWindows have a touch of ugly about them, Jooce and EyeOS try to be original. Cloudo gets the visuals right first time around, with a high [...]

]]> By: Stan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1444667 Stan Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:03:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1444667 Contrary to what one might think, this is the future of apps and those who are at the forefront of this new goldmine, are positioning themselves rather nicely to be a real player in the future. Contrary to what one might think, this is the future of apps and those who are at the forefront of this new goldmine, are positioning themselves rather nicely to be a real player in the future.

]]> By: Wes Mahler http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1440059 Wes Mahler Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:37:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1440059 Does it crash just like windows too? Does it crash just like windows too?

]]> By: beyondwww http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1439100 beyondwww Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:38:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1439100 Life is fine without AjaxWindows. Why do I need to upload or copy things to the internet? There are already many products like this and even better. Why Ajaxwindows? Life is fine without AjaxWindows. Why do I need to upload or copy things to the internet? There are already many products like this and even better.

Why Ajaxwindows?

]]> By: etienn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1437569 etienn Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:10:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1437569 Webos Wars : Eyeos Vs Mybooo (forgot Ajax window ?) check http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/webos_wars_eyeos_vs_mybooo.php Webos Wars : Eyeos Vs Mybooo (forgot Ajax window ?)

check
http://www.readwriteweb.com/ar.....mybooo.php

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1437554 Andrew Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:02:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1437554 Linspire's creator is behind this. Check out Wikipedia's article on Michael Robertson: "Founded in early 2006 by Michael Robertson (CEO) and Hisham El-Emam (CTO), Ajax 13 Inc. is a software development company that provides web-based applications written using AJAX. It was started to pursue the software-as-a-service vision that is gaining momentum in both the enterprise and small business / home office marketplaces. Among the Ajax 13 products is ajaxWrite, a web-based word processor." Ajax 13 is behind ajaxWindows. Linspire’s creator is behind this. Check out Wikipedia’s article on Michael Robertson:
“Founded in early 2006 by Michael Robertson (CEO) and Hisham El-Emam (CTO), Ajax 13 Inc. is a software development company that provides web-based applications written using AJAX. It was started to pursue the software-as-a-service vision that is gaining momentum in both the enterprise and small business / home office marketplaces. Among the Ajax 13 products is ajaxWrite, a web-based word processor.”

Ajax 13 is behind ajaxWindows.

]]> By: Dailen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1435804 Dailen Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:43:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1435804 This company needs to get their act together. If you try to demo their product the link to the plugin is a broken link. I tried to sign up and it claimed my email address was taken, which to the best of my knowledge I have never registered for any product made by this company or any affiliates thereof that I can find. Regardless, I tried getting it to remind me of my password and it gives an error about sending an email out and asks me to return later. Nothing about this thing seems to work... This company needs to get their act together. If you try to demo their product the link to the plugin is a broken link. I tried to sign up and it claimed my email address was taken, which to the best of my knowledge I have never registered for any product made by this company or any affiliates thereof that I can find. Regardless, I tried getting it to remind me of my password and it gives an error about sending an email out and asks me to return later. Nothing about this thing seems to work…

]]> By: Mikael Bergkvist http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1431658 Mikael Bergkvist Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:30:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1431658 About the wallpaper over at http://www.widgetplus.com , anyone can upload and change wallpapers in the demo, it's under 'settings', and we removed that image the second we learned that someone had added it there. About the wallpaper over at http://www.widgetplus.com , anyone can upload and change wallpapers in the demo, it’s under ’settings’, and we removed that image the second we learned that someone had added it there.

]]> By: Nader http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1431119 Nader Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:40:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1431119 Anyone remember desktop.com from 1999 ? http://web.archive.org/web/19991128051030/www.desktop.com/site/platform.html Anyone remember desktop.com from 1999 ?
http://web.archive.org/web/199.....tform.html

]]> By: Jean Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430234 Jean Paul Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:31:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430234 I noticed that Xindesk creators in http://www.widgetplus.com/desktop.htm are using a wallpaper from their competitors, Eyeos. They are breaking the GPL , since that wallpepr is gpl (because its included in eyeos). They should publish the code of xindesk or use their own wallpapers! I noticed that Xindesk creators in http://www.widgetplus.com/desktop.htm are using a wallpaper from their competitors, Eyeos.

They are breaking the GPL , since that wallpepr is gpl (because its included in eyeos). They should publish the code of xindesk or use their own wallpapers!

]]> By: Dan Grossman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430223 Dan Grossman Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:27:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430223 If this thing actually gets any users, it'll be sued into the ground by Microsoft. The whole interface is a clone of Windows, the control panels and window styles, and it has Windows in the name. They'll be hit with so many patent and trademark suits they won't be able to hire enough lawyers to handle all the cases at once. If this thing actually gets any users, it’ll be sued into the ground by Microsoft. The whole interface is a clone of Windows, the control panels and window styles, and it has Windows in the name. They’ll be hit with so many patent and trademark suits they won’t be able to hire enough lawyers to handle all the cases at once.

]]> By: Ty Graham http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430103 Ty Graham Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:40:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430103 I cant agree with Nik more on this. You'll find out later that video will be the tipping point for what will eventually be a ubiquitous web OS, because soon, everyone is going to get blipd! I cant agree with Nik more on this. You’ll find out later that video will be the tipping point for what will eventually be a ubiquitous web OS, because soon, everyone is going to get blipd!

]]> By: aleks http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430069 aleks Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:28:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430069 Nik Cubrilovic June 14th, 2007 at 10:10 pm ""“Anyway, these webtop startups have it all wrong. Ubiquitous data is more important than a ubiquitous interface. Having all of your content in the cloud, from which it can be pulled by multiple devices, is far more important than an eye-candy webtop.” Great comment Robert, I couldn’t agree more. That is our intention with WebFS and Omnidrive."""" Sure thing Nick, but GUI has always been evolving on both computers and the Internet, it is as natural as having sex, so there is no need to be denying it. It is happening and will continue to happen. It just happens that noone has evolved the GUI (or you reference to eye-candy webtop) beyond a critical point for you geeks to appreciate it. But me thinks this will change in the very near future. Stay tuned... Nik Cubrilovic

June 14th, 2007 at 10:10 pm

“”“Anyway, these webtop startups have it all wrong. Ubiquitous data is more important than a ubiquitous interface. Having all of your content in the cloud, from which it can be pulled by multiple devices, is far more important than an eye-candy webtop.”

Great comment Robert, I couldn’t agree more. That is our intention with WebFS and Omnidrive.”"”"

Sure thing Nick, but GUI has always been evolving on both computers and the Internet, it is as natural as having sex, so there is no need to be denying it. It is happening and will continue to happen. It just happens that noone has evolved the GUI (or you reference to eye-candy webtop) beyond a critical point for you geeks to appreciate it. But me thinks this will change in the very near future. Stay tuned…

]]> By: Matthew Kanwisher http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430047 Matthew Kanwisher Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:18:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1430047 Wow watching that video gave me a headache, ajax ajax ajax. You can open your ajax in ajax and you can pull up documents in ajax write. How about we be a bit more creative. Wow watching that video gave me a headache, ajax ajax ajax. You can open your ajax in ajax and you can pull up documents in ajax write. How about we be a bit more creative.

]]> By: HotPotato http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429840 HotPotato Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:43:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429840 Seems if this subject is a hot potato. Go figure this concept seems to be the Britaney Spears of the computer world, some people love it some hate it. I guess time will tell where it goes. It is interesting to note though this subject has gotten the most amount of comments about it for the day. Seems if this subject is a hot potato. Go figure this concept seems to be the Britaney Spears of the computer world, some people love it some hate it. I guess time will tell where it goes. It is interesting to note though this subject has gotten the most amount of comments about it for the day.

]]> By: Andre de Cavaignac http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429786 Andre de Cavaignac Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:18:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429786 Anyone remember WebOS from back in the day? It was *still* a dumb idea back then, but their implementation was much better than any of the modern ones. They had some "apps" that felt a bit like real apps (mail client, calendar, address book, etc). It was actually a pretty impressive and rather expensive and useless venture. And for all the people bashing Ajax, I think I figured out its allure: Its not that Ajax is this grand new technology, its that its so hard to get something done well in it that when you do, everyone goes "wow, cool" Anyone remember WebOS from back in the day? It was *still* a dumb idea back then, but their implementation was much better than any of the modern ones. They had some “apps” that felt a bit like real apps (mail client, calendar, address book, etc). It was actually a pretty impressive and rather expensive and useless venture.

And for all the people bashing Ajax, I think I figured out its allure: Its not that Ajax is this grand new technology, its that its so hard to get something done well in it that when you do, everyone goes “wow, cool”

]]> By: Concrete Stain http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429784 Concrete Stain Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:17:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429784 yeah waste of development / - Also I am happy I can surf the web within the web (AOL?) -RB yeah waste of development /

- Also I am happy I can surf the web within the web (AOL?)

-RB

]]> By: Geek Patrol http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429783 Geek Patrol Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:17:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429783 Honestly, the amount of time you people waste on navel gazing is frankly mind-boggling. While you sit here and debate the relative merits and philosophies behind internet applications - specifically whether they satisfy a need in your incredibly small demographic sample space (yes, hate to break it to you, but geeks are still in the minority - how many pocket protector millionaires do you see?) - there are millions of internet users out there making up their own minds about which applications are useful or not to their lives. Get with the program. Try to look beyond your own navels. Yes, it might mean you would have to start speaking to normal people -- some of them are even girls -- eeek! But you'd be amazed at the wide world of disparate opinions, needs and wants out there. Honestly, the amount of time you people waste on navel gazing is frankly mind-boggling.

While you sit here and debate the relative merits and philosophies behind internet applications - specifically whether they satisfy a need in your incredibly small demographic sample space (yes, hate to break it to you, but geeks are still in the minority - how many pocket protector millionaires do you see?) - there are millions of internet users out there making up their own minds about which applications are useful or not to their lives.

Get with the program. Try to look beyond your own navels. Yes, it might mean you would have to start speaking to normal people — some of them are even girls — eeek! But you’d be amazed at the wide world of disparate opinions, needs and wants out there.

]]> By: jay http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429779 jay Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:16:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429779 A worse version of windows that's also slower? Did they think before they made this product, maybe look at how competitors products sucked as well? It's a shame all this time energy and money wasted. they seem like talented AJAX developers. They could be doing so much more. A worse version of windows that’s also slower? Did they think before they made this product, maybe look at how competitors products sucked as well? It’s a shame all this time energy and money wasted. they seem like talented AJAX developers. They could be doing so much more.

]]> By: chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429518 chris Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:56:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429518 Who test Mybooo.com ? Me i test.... Another Webos very Cute and fast ! http://tobluesky.com/2007/06/05/a-wonderful-myboo-an-outstanding-web-macos-style-operating-system-so-far/ Who test Mybooo.com ? Me i test….
Another Webos very Cute and fast !

http://tobluesky.com/2007/06/0.....em-so-far/

]]> By: Oreopinion http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429478 Oreopinion Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429478 I agree with the comments about how this new site should not be featured on TC. Honesty is a good thing, but maybe it's best to have the policy "if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say anything at all". If I spent many hours working on a new project, and then had TC totally insult the project, I'd be devastated. It would be better to get no attention, instead of being publicly insulted (ex: "they’ve gotten the user interface metaphor all wrong"). Just my 2-cents. I agree with the comments about how this new site should not be featured on TC. Honesty is a good thing, but maybe it’s best to have the policy “if you don’t have something nice to say, then don’t say anything at all”.

If I spent many hours working on a new project, and then had TC totally insult the project, I’d be devastated. It would be better to get no attention, instead of being publicly insulted (ex: “they’ve gotten the user interface metaphor all wrong”).

Just my 2-cents.

]]> By: Anrkist http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429470 Anrkist Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:30:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429470 Trillian on Crack? Trillian on Crack?

]]> By: Blog.Lejer.Ro - Bloggers Heaven http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429428 Blog.Lejer.Ro - Bloggers Heaven Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:06:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429428 <strong>AjaxWindows launch...</strong> A great article by Nick Gonzalez related to the new web desktop (web top) for windows, called AjaxWindows. The site and service is allegedly from the creators of Linspire and is a lot like DesktopTwo, which mimics a desktop environment within your brow... AjaxWindows launch…

A great article by Nick Gonzalez related to the new web desktop (web top) for windows, called AjaxWindows.
The site and service is allegedly from the creators of Linspire and is a lot like DesktopTwo, which mimics a desktop environment within your brow…

]]> By: Jim Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429365 Jim Chris Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:37:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/ajaxwindows-why/#comment-1429365 I think that is not completely useless.I've always wanted my specific browser everywhere,with my bookmarks and the history all there.Now it isn't useful but in the future and with little more support i think it will be interesting. I think that is not completely useless.I’ve always wanted my specific browser everywhere,with my bookmarks and the history all there.Now it isn’t useful but in the future and with little more support i think it will be interesting.

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