16Jun Safari to Take Lead in Rich Internet Applications (RIA) War
Apple has announced that the next version of Safari will be much faster than the current version in one specific area. JavaScript execution. Why? MobileMe is based on SproutCore. A JavaScript framework for developing web applications that look and feel like real desktop applications.
With Apple actually delivering these applications and Microsoft just talking about it, can developers afford to wait for Redmond to ship IE 8? Will there applications be cross browser capatible? Apple says theirs will be. Of course, Safari will run them faster, but they will be open standard compliant, so any browser should run them exactly the same.
We will see if Apple delivers on it’s promise by the end of July. Let’s hope that MobileMe doesn’t turn into another Vista. It needs to be stable, fast and reliable when it hits the street. Apple seems to be trying to create an image of fast, lightweight and reliable and a black eye called MobileMe would be a serious setback.