Browser Wars 2004: The Industry Makes An End Run Around Internet Explorer

J. Hobs on Browser Wars 2004: The Industry Makes An End Run Around Internet Explorer.

Browser-based RIAs (Rich Internet Applications) that can be dragged onto the desktop and continue to function, integrating local and remote data sources?! It's speculation, but if it's true, it could herald some exciting times ahead, and at last a viable challenge to the Microsoft IE hegemony.