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> The price was $25,000. Woah is this a serious project then? Seems like a huge investment for a fun side project
by gitgud 4y ago
> The price was $25,000.
Woah is this a serious project then? Seems like a huge investment for a fun side project
- geenew 4y ago'To build a folly upon a fair bit of land is not to waste the land, but to occupy it for some short time in enjoyment' - Unknown
- noduerme 4y agoNever heard that before. It's a nice folksy bit of wisdom... except very few people in old Ireland or England could afford a fair bit of land, and even fewer could afford to build a folly upon it.
- ent101 4y agoIt started out as a side project but now I have investors and looking to hire! Let's see how far I can take it :)
- Thorentis 4y agoWhat is the value proposition here? Why would somebody use this over... the computer their using to access your fake in-browser computer?
- vladd 4y agoIt unifies the Operating System with the cloud. Your local storage becomes irrelevant while at the same time you have full durability and portability of your environment on any device in the world.
- ent101 4y agoThank you so much! I couldn't have said it better myself :)
- WhackyIdeas 4y agoI think you should add a web browser and then it can work like a VPN too.
- znpy 4y agoPretty much the same as chrome os i guess?
- kamilafsar 4y agoBut then in “userland”.. So you could use it on a chromebook as well. I like the idea, and as PG often says the best ideas often sound crazy at first. Glad someone other than me is trying I guess :-)
- kang 4y agoreplit.com competitor, where user don't have to learn any UI?
- yencabulator 4y agoI think more to the point, why would someone use this as opposed to a remote-desktop service from an established company like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, ...
- patife 4y agoThis isn’t a Remote Desktop. This is a cloud file system which loads your files and js apps on the front end in a way that it looks like a remote desktop
- poulsbohemian 4y agoDo you see positioning this say against a Citrix (IE: corporate desktop virtualization) or as a Google Apps alternative, (IE: students, consumers looking for a cross-device solution)? Or something else altogether?
- imhoguy 4y agoIt can be sold further, early electronic NFT :)