Well, I think there are enough people having "joy-gasms" about this API (Just remember kids, it is not an original idea and is nowhere near the first to do something like this).. so I am not really even going to bother with it. I may install the plug-in.. but probably won't because I hate browser plug-in apps.
I'll let Daniel handle the ranting on this.
It looks like it could be interesting, but this will have a hard time getting wide usage IMHO; you have IT departments that will frown on this you have to make ALL your users install yet another program to make your page usable to them.. users HATE being told what they need to view something.
Thanks Chad, I may need to barricade my doors now though, flying under the radar by not being on planetgs has its advantages.
Only need one WW blogger anyway
WWJ requires a "plugin" as well. *shurg* Java isn't install by default in the browser, at least Flash is so WW Flash might be a good way to go.
Well, Java is almost akin to Acrobat and a large chunk of the computer using population has it installed. So really, you don't have to have them go off somewhere and install another plug-in.
Plugins suck. Plugin GE is just as hard to navigate as desktop GE.
I miss Bull on PlanetGS, guess I'll have to add his feed separately.
Thanks Matt, @James yeah true it does require a 'plugin' but at least Java works on pretty much any OS, we will leave flash virtual globes to Matt though
But you still have to download a plugin that needs to get installed for WWJ. Assuming everyone has Java is a poor assumption.
These things need to run directly in the browser without installing anything.
Never said everyone has Java installed. I said it was akin to Acrobat in the number of computers with it. The computer my mom bought a few years back had Java installed, the laptop I got also came with Java installed from HP.
You could say it is like a plug-in.. because you're first time visiting a WWJava site it will ask to download and run the executable and then you don't have to worry about it anymore. BUT, you don't have to go to Google, download and install, most likely reboot and THEN go back to the page in question. And it is already multi-platform
If you want stuff to run directly from the browser.. you will have to have FF download with EVERYTHING installed.. so you will have a 50+MB install file for FF, so you won't have to install anything ever again and just have it work
Going a Java Webstart is the less user-invasive of the current options since it will work in the background and you only have an initial install lag.
Assumptions kill web apps you know that. I think every current 3d globe app that runs in the browser is a bad idea until they can run without any plugins or additional software.
James Fee,
I dont' disagree with you. However, I'm not sure how you would get the interactive nature of a browser based globe application without downloading some form of client side scripting.
Regards,
Keith