*Oh whatever now for heaven's sake.
http://gfxspeak.com/2012/04/12/twilight-of-the-desktop-tops-the-tech-soft-3d-agenda/
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"Today Tech Soft 3D is working hard to deliver cloud-based 3D technology their customers can use to build specialized apps. As one developer in the room commented, “Every new customer asks us if we have an iPad application.”
"Fritz and Tech Soft 3D co-founder Yanick Fluhmann shared screen shots and a short live demo of 3D PDF technology running as a cloud-based iPad app, using Microsoft Azure as the cloud platform. “We don’t have a clue what we are doing here,” deadpanned Fritz. “We need you to tell us what we need to give you.”
“The twilight of the desktop phase is upon us,” said Fluhmann. Developers of sophisticated applications for manufacturing, construction and other technical applications need to tell Tech Soft 3D exactly what they need to build mobile apps.
"One developer there, who has the largest aerospace companies among its users, told of seeing printed images of 3D assemblies taped up everywhere surrounding the assembly of a passenger jet. “If ever there was a use case for a mobile app, there it is.”
“You are seeing this technology while the paint is still wet,” said Fritz...
