For those that are still doubting the web as a viable platform, here's an interesting project that has a full fledged Vector Graphic Editor right in the browser:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...khgdo?hl=en-US
ONLINE DEMO: http://svg-edit.googlecode.com/svn/t...vg-editor.html

Now it's very primitive, and certainly no Adobe Illustrator, but this type of thing should be revered; it takes no installation, no upgrading, and will run on virtually any operating system/architecture, and starts near instantaneously.

Coupled with personal 'cloud' storage, apps like this will be easily more desirable than typical downloaded applications for lay people.