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- headzoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+62Am I the only one thinking that these aren't *operating systems*?
- Xeth, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33Can we please start calling these "web desktops" or "web workspaces"? Calling these things OS's is like calling a monitor a computer.
- jsdratm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25Yeah, "suite of slow and crappy web applications that I don't want to ever use" is a more fitting definition.
- jvimal, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24Nice, but Why would I want to browse from a browser ? :-/
- HoopsHo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25Oh, it can be also tested from http://eyeos.org/demo
- narduk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20When have you been kicked in the nuts in a good way?
- mindsnare, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19Absolutly not an OS, for starters you need to boot into an OS in order to view this "OS" not to mention configure your hardware, download drivers, update software. Once that is all done, you already have a calc, browser, text editor, and everything you need, why the hell would you need this page? Rather pointless IMO
- iomegaboy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Yes, then when your internet connection goes down, you won't even be able to do anything. Brilliant.
- Jumangi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19This will happen right after we get to the "paperless office".
- jsdratm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19Windows 3.1 had more functionality than this thing...
- Fett101, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Don't worry. You're not alone.
FYI, BTW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system
"An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. At the foundation of all system software, the OS performs basic tasks such as controlling and allocating memory, prioritizing system requests, controlling input and output devices, facilitating networking, and managing files. It also may provide a graphical user interface for higher level functions." - Gizza, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15This whole WebOS, never need to install anything on your comp is highly overrated if you ask me. Is there actually anything wrong with having stuff installed on your comp, for quick easy access without needing to be connected.
- muffinmanpoo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Hehe you can open the http://eyeos.org/demo site from the browser *within* http://eyeos.org/demo
I think I broke it :'( - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14cool idea, but the day i use an javascript browser inside of a browser will be the day I quit computing.
- cds0528, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13http://www.desktoptwo.com
link to the actual site moron, not to your digg article...
I do like desktoptwo though... its pretty cool. - naz37, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14YouOS is another slightly more developed (proprietary)webOS;
Homepage;
https://www.youos.com/
Demo;
http://www.youos.com/html/index.html?mode=demo - bludra84, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10I still don't get the point...
- dimension128, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9@mixpix405
No.
Tech: Hello thank you for calling tech support how may I help you?
Cust: Yea My modem stopped working.
At this point Tech is thinking "ok is this guy talking about his 'modem' or his 'computer'".
Next it will be,
Cust: "How do I reinstall my Operating System? Do I just hit refresh?" - jivemasta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8The only thing that could top this as most redundant program ever is a web based web browser.
- dupswapdrop, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10Hehe put all my data in one place?
Next thing is oh by the way you have to pay to get your data. - psylence, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Every time I see a Web OS, I feel like I just got kicked in the nut sack, and not in a good way.
- muffinmanpoo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9No we won't.
- Doomhammer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5How is not having MySQL a good thing ? Sure, you shouldn't use a database if you really don't need it, but MySQL (or another database, for that matter) is a really powerful application, and makes a lot of stuff way easier to do / more efficient.
- Pyrogen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Dude, what is it with you and getting kicked in the nuts? In not a good way.
- narduk, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Do we really want to go back to that?
- Morca007, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Kinda cool, posting from within the in-desktop browser. Seems like a nice alternative to use on public PC's, instead of using Flash-drive apps.
- fyre2012, on 10/12/2007, -9/+12Why do I have the feeling that Google may aquire this company soon?
- DenDen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Why are we calling it an OS? It's NOT! You need an OS to use it. People need to quit abusing hyping terminology, WTF 2.0!
- dillybat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Define "nearly crashed". Either it did or it didn't...
- muffinmanpoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It's got one!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+11dunno why this comment was dugg down
"There's also this one:
http://www.youos.com/html/index.html?mode=demo"
Its very relevant (web bases os). - kevincannon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5A web-based OS like this can never compete against real Operating Systems. You can't install an application on a web-os becaus they're all closed systems.
So, calling them a web-OS is really misleading, maybe a web-based application-suite might be a more useful way to describe and evaluate them. - RoboPimp3000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Maybe it turns him on to get kicked in the nuts by a beautiful woman... hey I just thought of an idea for a website...
- Doomhammer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'll give it to you that it isn't really an Operating System, being that you can't run your computer using only it - you need a web browser or something, but you can definately install applications on it... Did you even try it out ?
- DubbleA, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://www.nomachine.com/
- cds0528, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I agree, but I dont think it will be all that soon, but I can see us 15-20 years down the road not running operating systems, at least operating systems as we know them now, exciting stuff.
- Dycacian, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I think he is just commenting on the ease of installation.
- vranghel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I tried opening http://eyeos.org/demo from http://eyeos.org/demo and it worked!
The only bad this is that it went into a loop and opened a new broswer in eyeos then went to the page and again....
I had to close it....the browser windows took all the space - Snarfy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21. What does "access them from anywhere" actually mean? Does that mean accessing the applications, your data, or both? If it's your data, get a thumbdrive. If it's the applications, don't you need a browser to run them on? So it's not really access anywhere, it's access anywhere you have a browser. I reckon most places you have a browser you have a PC too.
2. Platform independent means platforms that support firefox.
3. Server intensive means the server money comes from somewhere, usually banner ads. I'd rather own my PC and OS.
4. Have you heard of SSH, RDP, VNC, etc? I access my home machine from anywhere all the time. No need for a web os.
The biggest reason, of course is applications. There are none! IMO It's really really stupid to rewrite all of the c/c++ applications we have now as javascript, but that's what would have to be done. Our PCs end up with this CPU that is basically emulating x86 microcode, so that it can in turn emulate a JVM, so that i can in turn run a web browser inside a web browser? No thanks! And people wonder why their 3.0 ghz box works about the same as their P-300mhz did... - viruz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4This same "OS" was on here a few months back
and it really isn't an OS, it's at best an enhanced web site interface. - RickySan65, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4How is this a OS if you need another OS to be able to access and/or use it?
- dbr_onix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The only reason I can think of : Being able to browse, close your "real" browser, then later go back to the fake-OS, and resume exactly where you were (I.e forms/post data as it was left, window layout the same etc) - Like VNC, but for web-browsing VNC has a lot of overhead.
- Ben - ParadoxControl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2its interesting, but whats the point?
- paulmdx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4People like thick clients because of lack of latency. Until our net connections are fast enough that latency ceases to become a problem only some of apps will migrate to being web based. Most likely those with low interactivity.
To some degree I agree with cds0528; I can see it happening in several years.
Something my old boss used to tell me was: everything goes in cycles. That was 8 years ago when he predicted the move to centralised computing (eg. Citrix). How did he know that? Because he'd been using centralised unix systems 10 years before.
After we get over the wave of centralised computing we'll start thinking 'Hey, how about *caching* some of the apps locally?!'... Then it'll be 'Well hey, stuff we don't change we'll just store locally'. Then it'll be 'Let's just store everything locally'. - djhworld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I honestly cannot get my head around why these things are deemed useful, they're fun to play with, you know, you can move the windows round and stuff, but other then that, it seems a bit.......pointless?
Someone said the major thing holding these things back are what they rely on to work, the internet. Or more specifically, latency. Nowadays it's just too impracticable, it's too slow and seems bloated.
I can see what the developers envision though, they're probably pushing for computers to just boot with a basic OS that loads a web browser, ready for use. - Miniman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Im installing it on my server for some people to play with if you would like :-D
- jellygraph, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4its not an OS, I hope you realize that
- joshthejest, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2There is a good way to get kicked in the nut sack?
- HoopsHo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Well, you can install it in your webserver (It's open source, so can be installed everywhere with a web browser)
- picktwo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://wskills.blogspot.com/2007/01/will-your-next-operating-system-run.html
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