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From what I've seen/heard the OS itself is built on top of Linux and Android and apps can be developed with the HTML5 stack (and I suppose with Android's tools

From what I've seen/heard the OS itself is built on top of Linux and Android and apps can be developed with the HTML5 stack (and I suppose with Android's tools ?). The main problem with this project is that the SoluOS itself is mainly a UI/UX innovation, but for some reason they had to provide HW and OS too. Why can't I install this on my Mac/Linux laptop ? the main idea in SoluOS is that apps, files, etc. should be organized in "projects" instead of them all just being there in the same Applications folder and files in Documents or whatever. It makes switching between projects easy - imagine having "project environments" where all the correct files and apps are easy to reach. ps. I'm not affiliated with them but being Finnish and in Comp. Sci. I kinda couldn't have gone without noticing these guys in the tech scene over here :)

kaj_sotala 11y ago
> The main problem with this project is that the SoluOS itself is mainly a UI/UX innovation, but for some reason they had to provide HW and OS too. Why can't I install this on my Mac/Linux laptop ? I wonder if the whole hardware part might be just a marketing thing. Tangible, pretty-looking products are easier to get people enthusiastic about and preorder than "we're offering a new kind of cloud service you can run in your browser". Possibly they mainly just intend to use this to generate a bunch of publicity and hype. Then after a while unveil their browser interface that you can use on any device, and get to market that separately as something new and totally exciting that opens up the system for more people, pulling off another hype wave that might work better than if they'd gone with the software-only approach right from the beginning.
- alexanderfinn 11y ago
  While there is some truth in what you are saying, i.e. it is much easier to convince people with beautiful hardware device, that is by far not the main reason for Solu to build its own hardware. The thing is that user experience is not just software thing, you interact with computers using hardware and software. Software only solution would not allow us to build something that would fit our vision. Disclaimer: I'm an engineer at Solu.

kaj_sotala 11y ago

> The main problem with this project is that the SoluOS itself is mainly a UI/UX innovation, but for some reason they had to provide HW and OS too. Why can't I install this on my Mac/Linux laptop ? I wonder if the whole hardware part might be just a marketing thing. Tangible, pretty-looking products are easier to get people enthusiastic about and preorder than "we're offering a new kind of cloud service you can run in your browser". Possibly they mainly just intend to use this to generate a bunch of publicity and hype. Then after a while unveil their browser interface that you can use on any device, and get to market that separately as something new and totally exciting that opens up the system for more people, pulling off another hype wave that might work better than if they'd gone with the software-only approach right from the beginning.

alexanderfinn 11y ago
While there is some truth in what you are saying, i.e. it is much easier to convince people with beautiful hardware device, that is by far not the main reason for Solu to build its own hardware. The thing is that user experience is not just software thing, you interact with computers using hardware and software. Software only solution would not allow us to build something that would fit our vision. Disclaimer: I'm an engineer at Solu.