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(Unverified)Nov 26th 2007 4:34PM

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I think the reason SideShow has seen slow adoption is that it really doesn't bring any "big value" to the table. It's a neat toy, but that's about it. It provides a standard interface for making e.g. a remote control out of a handheld, but that's about it. It can tell you about the music you're playing, or run a stock ticker, or show system information like CPU/RAM load, but three's nothing you can't do with a tray icon or second monitor.

I don't think SideShow is going anywhere until it gets a "killer app" that makes it genuinely more useful than simply using the computer's mouse/touchpad to accomplish the same damn thing. Maybe somebody will make a WoW plugin for it... heh.

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