Web Based OS Drawing Big Names

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A Swedish company that is developing a web-based operating system is a lot of support from some big names in the industry. The web-based OS will be available for $5 - $10 a year or in a free ad supported version.

Xcerion has developed an OS that works from within a browser, which developers can use to build Web-based versions of existing software or new applications quickly and without having to build separate versions for different computer OSes, he said. Users can choose to either run ad-supported versions of the applications for free, or pay a small yearly fee-- about $5 or $10 per year-- to run them is ad-free, Arthursson said.
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I could see using this to demo software before a purchase, but for most applications, if I pay for it, I want it to run natively.
 
What good is an OS where you first need an OS to run a browser?

Why not call it an application suite.
 
Lazybones said:
What good is an OS where you first need an OS to run a browser?

Why not call it an application suite.
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Think outside the box here a little. Who said you need an OS to run the web based OS? Maybe they could develop a different type of system than has been seen in the past. Just a thought...
 
Looks like a move back to large scale use of mainframes and dumb terminals, not that's a bad thing per se. I'd be interested to try it out.
 
MorfiusX said:
Think outside the box here a little. Who said you need an OS to run the web based OS? Maybe they could develop a different type of system than has been seen in the past. Just a thought...
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The word "browser" clues me into thinking this just isnt some OS over interent that is PXE booted. "Browser" makes me think of opera, firefox, or IE...
 
MorfiusX said:
Think outside the box here a little. Who said you need an OS to run the web based OS? Maybe they could develop a different type of system than has been seen in the past. Just a thought...
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You mean like mainframes and dumb terminals?

To deliver multimedia content they are going to need something significant on the client side.

This seems like a box with in a box concept.
 
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