“AIR is going to redefine how people think of RIA,” Heintz says, “It can be used to create applications in a browser, on a desktop or in devices.” EBay already has an AIR application in development. This lets users work offline - preparing listings to be uploaded, say - and then connect onto EBay to buy or sell items. Flex gives the developer the ability to create graphical user interfaces with drag and drop, move and resize capabilities which are completely (...)
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