•web
application (server-resident) and client application (locally-installable)
developers
–easy
to build cross-platform, cross-device user interface quickly
–XUL
adds common UI metaphors (boxes, springs) that web standards lack
–can
build small, powerful, quickly-downloadable application by leveraging power of
browser instead of duplicating it
–throw
away your books on Windows, Mac, and Motif or GTK UI development: use
lightweight web standards and markup languages instead