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The Web OS
Web Worker Daily asks if it is time for web based operating systems to be considered seriously. The answer is simple:
No. Never. The web operating system concept is irrelevant and outdated. The web simply doesn’t operate the way that a desktop does. And it’s worth remembering that the desktop metaphor has been used for decades because no-one has successfully commercialised a better alternative.
The reasons for this answer are two-fold:
- Bookmarks are your shortcuts to your ‘applications’
- APIs are how your applications communicate with one another
This is all that’s required. Both exist already.
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