Re: The "Presentation" Layer

Nathan,

There are apps that run in the browser (Safari) on the iPhone. The new apps
you can buy are downloaded and run independently - like Windows executables.
They are written for the OS, not the browser.

Flash was not originally available on the iPhone. I don't think it has been
released yet - at least not back in March 2008.
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/21/adobe-backs-off-iphone-flash-statement/

And while a lot of Flash apps are static media, they do read a datastream
and show a Rich UI interpretation. And, they can be dynamic in their
interaction with the user. I don't think, btw, that Flash is the answer - it
is simply a popular Rich Thick UI that is well known.

Trevor




On 7/17/08 2:20 PM, "Nathan Andelin" <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Trevor Perry
It seems to me that the "rich client" model is VERY successful
in the real world.

All the examples you cited (RealPlayer, Flash, iTunes, Notes) are successful.
But they deal with static media, mostly. Even Notes databases tend to contain
documents and indexes to documents, which are fairly static, and modified by
one user at a time. But it makes me wonder about iPhone applications? Are
they browser based? Or do they run inside a plug-in like Flash?

Nathan.