If so, they are, at great trouble and expense, unlikely to tell us much about the past and future trajectory of the carbon budget beyond what a simple desktop model might. (realclimate.org)
As mentioned, SaaS applications have the potential to add tremendous value and are can certainly still serve as part of a total solution in the hosted desktop model. (slaw.ca)
It took just a few decades for computers to evolve from room - size vacuum tube — based machines that cost as much as a house to cheap chip - powered desktop models with vastly more processing power. (scientificamerican.com)