[axod]

Yes. I'm betting against installable software.

The whole point of a collaboration type app, is that you can use it from anywhere - your laptop, desktop, iphone, nokia, netbook, internet cafe, library, wii, etc etc

Requiring a user install some software negates the whole point for me.

[stormideas]

I'm also betting against installable software (Silverlight plugins excepted!). You just need to look at Joost's traffic since they went web-based rather than desktop client:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/08/joost-has-a-heartbeat/

I'm hopefull that over the coming months / years Microsoft manage to get Silverlight out there and available on as many platforms as possible, allowing me to write applications that can take advantage of that reach.

In the meantime the aim is to start building up enough user numbers to create a viable business, I've got very low overheads and no debt so hopefully that can come from the existing Silverlight install base + people who are willing to install it if they think the application will do a job for them.

[axod]

Sure, what I could see of the app, and design looked very good. So congrats on that.

Good luck with it :)