Comments on: Rich Runtime Install Sizes Matrix

By: Don

Don — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:26:41 +0000

hey Mike, any chance of getting this updated?

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By: dbmuse

dbmuse — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:47:39 +0000

micrsoft will hide some of its size via part of dotnet or part of OS. Then they will tout how they are the smallest…

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By: Richard Treadway

Richard Treadway — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:26:43 +0000

Mike,

When you do your post comparing downloads of Desktop RIA’s you should considering including Curl http://www.curl.com. Curl’s RTE provides out of browser and off-line support similar to AIR. Curl is used mostly in enterprises and therefore is less well known, but is getting more visibility as large companies consider their RIA strategy.

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People Over Process » RIA Weekly #48 - Mobile Mania! — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:52:53 +0000

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By: sascha/hdrs

sascha/hdrs — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:12:52 +0000

Flash Player 10 installs in Win98/ME? I thought legacy OS support was dropped since version 8?

By: fabio

fabio — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:46:48 +0000

I think you can make a fair statement (and you should do, adobe) if you say that silverlight is going to compete with java and not with flash, cause it’s already following the same path.
It’s not just a question of download time, huge plugins are going to create weight on your browser, microsoft is well known for its bloatware, you can’t deny that, and java… well, you know.

I hope adobe will keep it neat, adding layers as Flex instead of making a big melting pot, but “official” frameworks should be compiled and cached on a plugin level.

Air on the other hand is an extended browser not a VM, and it’s why I don’t like it very much even if I hoped for years (a decade! omg) to handle FS from flash. AIR it’s not really part of the flash platform, you don’t need to know AS to make applications.
You should use flash projector for desktop based client, FS API wouldn’t double the size.

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