Floris wrote:
> Michael Fesser wrote:
>> .oO(Floris)
>>
>>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> You dont need Internet to run a browser.
>>> I disagree. A browser has no use without internet. Why would i use
>>> a browser offline, while i can just install the native application?
>>
>> For example to browse an offline documentation in HTML format?
>
> That's a good point. The browser is not entirely useless offline,
> but imo in most situations a native application would be better.
> For example i prefer to type a short note in notepad over the
> browser.
>

OK. lets talk sya Mysql. A nice database.

How to use that without a browser?

you either run it command line, or have to write a HUGELY more
complicated and OS dependent application to make up your forms.

A browser is just another smart terminal. That's all. and a damned sight
more platform independent than X windows, or windows.



> This is ofcourse just my opinion, but i think using the browser
> for things that are better suited to do with native applications
> can only have a few reasons:
>
> - to be to some extent platform independent, which becomes
> moot when activex and such come to play
> - to work online, e.g. software as a service.
>
All software IS a service, its just that on some its a service running
on a local machine..and not connected by a socket..but by and API.

Its obvious you have never worked in an office computing environment,
where shared access to data means usually a server that orchestrates
and manages that access. A browser is a convenient way to allow shared
access at application, rather than file level.

Half the networkable kit like printers and the like comes with a web
interface..as do things like web cams.

Its such a simple way to add a GUI to a box that doesn't have a screen
or keyboard..

Nothing to do with operating systems at all really.

> Floris