HTML5 podrá reemplazar las aplicaciones de escritorio

Y lo dice un empleado de Microsoft: HTML5 code could replace Windows applications. Pero para que eso ocurra, aún tenemos que esperar a que se desarrollen herramientas que ayuden a los desarrolladores a programar las aplicaciones:

Cotton said in an interview with V3.co.uk that there was no reason why browser-based apps built with HTML5 should not match the experience of native Windows applications in the future, even for graphics-intensive software.
Such applications, being built around web standards, could run on any platform or system, whether a Windows PC, a Mac or a mobile device running Android or Apple’s iOS, allowing developers to target a much wider market.
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However, Cotton said that there is a dearth of developer tools to build HTML5 applications, and that this would have to change before web apps can reach their full potential.