With the boarder usage of Internet year by year, a lot of people starting to get Internet connectivity. Most Internet user have a Facebook account, a web app that connect their friends, some, use a mobile device, ranging from iPhone, Nokia symbian, netbook, iPad and etc.

I am seeing the birth of web apps everyday. I myself, used a few web app on daily basic. Google Document, Facebook, Twitter just to name a few. Some don’t understand why would I use web apps instead of a desktop apps.

I did install a set of Micorsoft Office 2007 in my desktop as well, because web app, like how it was named, need an Internet connection. However, it doesn’t mean a web app isn’t any better than a desktop app.

A few point about desktop application:

• Need installation
• Self update
• Some cost lots of fee
• Use without an Internet connection
• More flexibility on customization

I limit my desktop applications and save all the possible hard dick space for my music, movies and pictures.

A web applications is always supported by it team which manage and make sure it is stable, up and running. There is no hassle of scanning those application and waited for hours.

Of course a web applications cannot guarantee your privacy. But a desktop application can’t guarantee that as well once it infected by malware.

A few point about desktop application:

• No need installation, maybe a registration form
• Thousand of million developers watching and updating.
• Most web apps are free
• Need an Internet connection to work
• Most customization depend on how it design it UI

However, in Malaysia, we don’t get free Internet, and we don’t get free WiFi around the town too. Hopefully Penang can achieve this?

Now that you wonder why Google Chrome OS coming out to support their own web applications? Pretty sure there are some statistic about their web applications that they did not announce.