Comments on: Gears has been “dead” for a long time, it’s OK, but a shame http://almaer.com/blog/gears-has-been-dead-for-a-long-time-its-ok-but-a-shame blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Fri, 04 May 2012 14:57:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: p-o http://almaer.com/blog/gears-has-been-dead-for-a-long-time-its-ok-but-a-shame/comment-page-1#comment-45934 p-o Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:19:08 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2583#comment-45934 Well, time goes by and to gear in the right direction might sometimes implement the neobrowsers and some nice plugins beyond the original fig leaf. I guess we are growing up. Zap-Zip Well, time goes by and to gear in the right direction might sometimes implement the neobrowsers and some nice plugins beyond the original fig leaf.

I guess we are growing up. Zap-Zip

]]> By: Mark Holton http://almaer.com/blog/gears-has-been-dead-for-a-long-time-its-ok-but-a-shame/comment-page-1#comment-45877 Mark Holton Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:08:00 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2583#comment-45877 Nice post, appreciate the insights as always. I agree that Gears pushed the browsers and is part of the reason HTML5 offline storage is in existence. ...also dig BrowserPlus, *especially* the JSONRequest piece. I think these efforts show how even when standards lag, innovation rises to the top, and even eventually becomes the standard. Nice post, appreciate the insights as always. I agree that Gears pushed the browsers and is part of the reason HTML5 offline storage is in existence. …also dig BrowserPlus, *especially* the JSONRequest piece.

I think these efforts show how even when standards lag, innovation rises to the top, and even eventually becomes the standard.

]]> By: Harald Kirschner http://almaer.com/blog/gears-has-been-dead-for-a-long-time-its-ok-but-a-shame/comment-page-1#comment-45851 Harald Kirschner Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:52:11 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2583#comment-45851 Gears is dead, long live HTML5. But until we get HTML5 cross-browser (1st: waiting for browsers to adopt web standards, 2nd: users to update their browsers) … Gears will be one way to provide offline browsing and location awareness. But I always like the sound of change! Gears is dead, long live HTML5.

But until we get HTML5 cross-browser (1st: waiting for browsers to adopt web standards, 2nd: users to update their browsers) … Gears will be one way to provide offline browsing and location awareness.

But I always like the sound of change!

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