Hi Ed.

I use a similar approach (although your's sounds way fancier!).

>It also means that application updates will roll themselves out as machines log in automatically.

Another, related, advantage is installing updates. If the app is run off the server, you can only install an updated version when everyone is out of the application. With local copies, you simply install the new version on the server and each users gets the new version the next time they run the launcher. Of course, you can't apply data changes this way, but for app-only changes, it's way better than trying to kick everyone out or installing after hours.

Doug