[Baypiggies] native GUI vs. web browser

[K. Richard Pixley]

Jason Lai wrote:
> Browser-based doesn't always mean "in the cloud" any more. Google 
> Gears and HTML5 databases provide a means to store data locally. Maybe 
> in the future they'll allow users to load files from their desktop 
> without uploading it and manipulate the data using Javascript, which I 
> think Flash can already do.
Transparently downloadable, runnable code that can also access your hard 
disk.

Does this scare anyone else?

--rich