It's not meant to be a standalone client.
The MBS Source has also to create and send multicast announcement data on a dedicated multicast group when a standalone client is used.
It is ubiquitous and allows people to connect through a standalone client, Google Mail, or many of Google's other Web-based applications.
Google Talk operates with its standalone client and is also tied into a number of Google services such as Google Mail.
First we had Joost, Babelgum, Veoh, and others create standalone client software for watching online videos, but the ease and ubiquity of watching directly in the browser trumped whatever technical benefits a standalone client provided.
This software is not a plugin like iLike's but a standalone client that runs in the background.
Even if not implemented in our prototype yet, the web client could have the option of using multicast announcements distributed through the SAP protocol, as it happens in the standalone client approach.
I find Google Reader to be a great RSS reader but when I need to really dig in and catch news items as soon as they're published, nothing beats a good standalone client like FeedDemon.
For the time being Moondo is only available as a standalone client on Windows, but the company plans to roll out browser support (so that it should be platform-agnostic) by October.
They're not going the whole iTunes-esque standalone client route, fortunately; instead, they've launched the BlackBerry App World Webstore, which gives you an exhaustive look at everything they've got to offer right from the comforts of your browser.
