Redefining Online OSes and Discussing Their Value

Posted by gsh on Jun 27, 2007 1:13 PM EDT
OSWeekly.com; By Matt Hartley
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What defines an online operating system? In my neck of the woods, it would have to be the applications it comes with. The biggest problem I see at this point with online operating systems is that they have you emulating what you already have access to, thus canceling out any shot of providing added value.

Call it the law of duplication, the wonders of following everyone else, whatever. But what amazes me is how people simply do not fully grasp what is innovative and what is not. Applications, such as a browser, an RSS reader or a chat client blended into an online OS is not going to "wow" anyone. Each technology at its core is hardly new and perhaps most importantly, none of these things actually solve any problems whatsoever for the end user.

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