Agreed. There are many things still not possible on the web.
Office/productivity apps? I'd say Google Docs is a far cry from the performance of MS Office or OpenOffice.
Likewise, 3d performance on the web is miserable at best. You might get a bit of help from Papervision or Java's 3d engine, but it's not suitable for large, interactive, 3d applications.
How about copying and pasting from one web app to another? :-)
I love web apps, don't get me wrong, but I'm agreeing that there are many times when they just won't work.
"... How about copying and pasting from one web app to another? :-) ..."
The one I hate is "right mouse click" usability. There is no standard so each app has a different approach. Others don't bother and the RH mouse click is for the browser totally wrecking the illusion of an application.
There is a game called Wurm Online, made in Java, that you might want to take a look. It might change your opinion about 3D. It is not very polished, but that's more the devs' fault than the platform itself.
Office/productivity apps? I'd say Google Docs is a far cry from the performance of MS Office or OpenOffice.
Likewise, 3d performance on the web is miserable at best. You might get a bit of help from Papervision or Java's 3d engine, but it's not suitable for large, interactive, 3d applications.
How about copying and pasting from one web app to another? :-)
I love web apps, don't get me wrong, but I'm agreeing that there are many times when they just won't work.