This postI came across A.viary not too long ago, and I just have to say that if it ends up done well, dang, it’s going to be sweet. Image editor (ala Photoshop), vector editor (ala Illustrator) pattern generator, 3d modeller (hmm, I wonder if we’ll ever see Blender in a browser…), audio editor, video editor, word processor, desktop publisher (ala InDesign), you name it. Heck, they’ve even got a font editor. (For the last year or two I’ve been hoping somebody would write one. I’m giddy.)
Now, I’m still a bit dubious about all of this — how useful will they really be? — but I have no problem with moving more of the software I use to the web. It’s more convenient. Yes, I’m then tied to the Internet and whether their server is up, but it’s so nice to be able to work from anywhere. For myself, at least, I envision a happy hybrid workflow mixing both desktop software and web software, with the latter gaining market share in my life over time.
