Web Navigation:
Resolving Conflicts between the Desktop and the Web

Net Applications

Net application is the name we gave in the workshop for applications that interact directly with the Internet without the browser as an intermediary. The application takes care of any backend protocol work. This type of application is interesting to this discussion because it avoids most of the usability issues discussed in the sections above by not using a browser. Since the browser page metaphor is gone, there is much less confusion for users.

In the future, the desktop-metaphor of computer use may move toward a "Webtop metaphor." This may provide users new ways of seeing, arranging and accessing information and applications on the Net.

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