There are lots of reasons for companies to migrate from desktop applications to browser-based applications:
1. Tools like AJAX and Native Client allow browser apps to run with near desktop performance.
2. Gears allows applications to be used offline.
3. Any OS can be used (Windows/Linux/OS X/...).
4. Any hardware can be used (desktop/notebook/netbook/smartphone/...).
5. Employees are able to log in and work on any machine.
6. The hardware is simply swapped out, if a client machine fails.
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