• December 7th, 2005

    Ajax Desktops Won't Stop

    eskobo is the most recent entrant into the crazy-crowded Ajax desktop space. Eskobo has (now) standard drag and drop modules. Everything is customizable except the adertising, which can be moved, but not removed, from the page. Why do people continue to produce these? Google and Microsoft already have compelling products, and I question whether there is even a market for this anyway. Here’s my current list of known Ajax desktops: Google Goowy (Flash, not Ajax) Microsoft Live Netvibes Protopage Zoozio Who am I missing? → Read More

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