Comments on: Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Switch to Flock

By: Web3.0

Web3.0 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:23:02 +0000

BTW, The really interesting thing is that this new browser will hurt Firefox far more than it will IE. Very much like the Mac hurts LINUX more than it does Microsoft. (Remember, Microsoft makes a significant amount of money from software sales on the Mac.)

I have to question your stats for browser marketshare. Most I’ve seen put the share of Firefox much lower and leveling off.

And within the firewalls of corporate computing, IE reigns supreme.

But, as I pointed out above, the browser is going to stop being an application platform and return to its proper use of being a browser.

And there will be much rejoicing.

By: Web3.0

Web3.0 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:07:45 +0000

Isn’t it about time for the Internet based applications to leave th confines of a web browser?

There is a better way. The servers can host virtual applications that are accessed not by a web browser, but by a remote client (akin to remote desktop.) This gives a true fat client that is running on the server. The server has much greater control over the environment in which the application is running. This yields better user experiences, better security, better reliability, better performance for many. Pretty much better everything.

But best of all, no crappy web browsers.

And you can still do all your SaaS, SOA, and the like. You just don’t have to deploy applications in HTML and use kludges like AJAX to make a web app look like a real application.

The best of the web and the client. No compromises.

By: ITrush

ITrush — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:29:20 +0000

This is very interesting, haven’t tested it yet, thanks for sharing.

nhick
http://www.itrush.com

By: Nirmal

Nirmal — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:19:01 +0000

Superb article, I too had written a similar post on this 6 months back. Flock is a great browser.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:36:57 +0000

I tried flock about a year ago and went right back to firefox…I gave it another shot after reading your post….OMG it is great and just what I needed…I feel so bad because I have been such a loyal firefox fan and user….I really feel guilty…but I am staying with flock!

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By: James Yeang

James Yeang — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:06:52 +0000

Edrei: I don’t really feel its bloated, perhaps it depends on system specs.
@A.Faith: Yeah – the new version is awesome tho
@keeyit: Switch :)
@red: You need a widescreen monitor to fully appreciate the sidebars. On a normal monitor it clutters up the screen.
@vickie: Great!
@kucau & Technolaziness: Syahid’s right… didn’t see much of a dip in performance moving from Firefox to Flock.
@Syahid: Agree – Opera is the more robust browser – but Flock is just so much sexier :)
@Chris: Thanks for posting the list up on listdid!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:54:39 +0000

Another great list… I posted it on http://listdid.com

Chris

By: A.Faith

A.Faith — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:56:41 +0000

I’ve tried to switch to Flock once, but updates come to late and I’ve faced a few problems with it! Even so, it really impressed me, even if in my native language the name of this programs sounds like pubic hair :))

By: keeyit

keeyit — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:04:13 +0000

I still using IE.. :(

By: Syahid A.

Syahid A. — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:17:02 +0000

Imo, either Flock or Firefox use nearly the same amount of memory (big, of course). Opera performs slightly better but will suffer too once a lot of tabs had been opened.

By: vickie

vickie — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:33:18 +0000

ok I will give it a try :D

By: red

red — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:35:57 +0000

Thanks for the post, James.

I gave it a try long time ago and I gave up on it. After reading your top 5 reasons I was intrigued by your reason no. 1. So now I’m typing this comment in Flock 1.1.

Those integrations could be very handy, but somehow the sidebar style just don’t capture my heart.

By: TechnoLaziness

TechnoLaziness — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:16:55 +0000

James, I am a bit concerned about flock’s memory usage. With rich features, it is obviously gonna bloat my system. But nevertheless I am going to give it a try for its tempting feature set.

By: kucau

kucau — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:25:21 +0000

ermm, i think flock does not have “memory leak” problem