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I want a desktop OS that runs web apps so well that it obviates the need for a browser, not an app that runs in the browser that emulates my current desktop OS.
by mrshoe 17y ago
I want a desktop OS that runs web apps so well that it obviates the need for a browser, not an app that runs in the browser that emulates my current desktop OS.
- TomOfTTB 17y agoBut one of the crucial steps in getting to your end result is building proof of concepts like this gentleman has done. This guy built a nice little prototype, open sourced it and explained the code for anyone wanting to take it further. Now others can look at the cool stuff he did with JQuery and use it to make their own great web apps. Once there are enough great web apps every layman will clamor for the Desktop OS you want. Which will make manufacturers more inclined to deliver it. That's why Proof of concepts like this are a great thing.
- jamesbritt 17y agoShades of ActiveDesktop and desktop HTML widget things. My desktop background used to be a Webcam image. The novelty wears off, though.
- JeffJenkins 17y agoI really liked ActiveDesktop. I made my desktop a web page with links to common places I went on my computer.