The end of the OS is nigh

So whats it going to be called, all our stuff still needs to run on something, even apps. :confused:
 
windows 8 all the way

back lash against the cloud?
 
I don't know dude - until a tablet is available that has a capacity of 1TB, then I don't buy your story AL . Tablets and phones are great for checking mail on the go - but I still feel you need a dedicated computer that can store all your information. And no, I don't buy into the new "cloud" concept either - for starters, this side of the Zambezi, the internet speeds are way too expensive and slow to make it a viable option.
 
I think the storage size is irrelevant when it comes to the cloud...
 
czc said:
So whats it going to be called, all our stuff still needs to run on something, even apps. :confused:
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You just don't get it: Matrix , Terminator, all those warning signs, your apps will run off YOU!

:p
 
surfs-up said:
I don't know dude - until a tablet is available that has a capacity of 1TB, then I don't buy your story AL . Tablets and phones are great for checking mail on the go - but I still feel you need a dedicated computer that can store all your information. And no, I don't buy into the new "cloud" concept either - for starters, this side of the Zambezi, the internet speeds are way too expensive and slow to make it a viable option.
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Not to mention a proper keyboard.
 
Kosmik said:
You just don't get it: Matrix , Terminator, all those warning signs, your apps will run off YOU!

:p
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lol

Anyway I think the writer is just talking trash (even though the OS might change) as all electronics require some sort of "programmed " (whether it is software or chip based) code to run and this would be the OS.
 
Of course the operating system will never completely disappear but it will be reduced over time to the status of “plumbing”; the bits that make all the others bits work. In many ways the operating system will simply be the first application to load when booting up. All the the other applications will use it to launch, and from there on they will run the show (and many of the applications).
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Isn't that what an OS is?
 
surfs-up said:
I don't know dude - until a tablet is available that has a capacity of 1TB, then I don't buy your story AL . Tablets and phones are great for checking mail on the go - but I still feel you need a dedicated computer that can store all your information. And no, I don't buy into the new "cloud" concept either - for starters, this side of the Zambezi, the internet speeds are way too expensive and slow to make it a viable option.
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Did we read the same article?

He is talking about using your browser to access all your applications which makes it OS independent, nothing to do with dropping the use of a computer and the companies around JHB are getting to the point were bandwidth is enough for services like these.

I think he is right on the money with this article.
 
It's called the Cloud Alastair. And you wrote this article without even looking at Win8 or how it is about to change GUI OS interfacing, no more icons !!!
 
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Maybe you should spend a day with me at the office so you can see why this article is absolute horse****.

In the past few years alone Windows 7 has made a killing in sales numbers, Linux is still steadily being improved upon and adopted by users and Mac OS has an ever increasing rabid fan base that swears by it.
Not to mention the looming Windows 8 release which had a ton of people salivating at the idea (and hoping it'll be awesome).
If anything I think that the OS sector is just getting better and better...

Where's this Chrome OS you talk about?!?
Computing from within a browser. Oh hell, just the idea makes me sick. :sick:

Personally I see the exact opposite happening. With the speeds mobile devices are currently attaining it won't be long before those stripped down OS's on the current mobile devices are replaced with full OS capabilities. (plug phone in dock, use phone as PC, unplug, go home etc.)
Yes, the "cloud" will be there, but for syncing files etc. I don't see cloud computing as viable, even most developed countries don't have nearly enough bandwidth and low latency to have browser based cloud computing services that can compete with having the power in your palm. Also, the amount of -and life cycles- of legacy systems out there will make sure that the OS goes nowhere yet.
In fact, a massive company in SA just recently switched back to dedicated servers after their massively expensive virtual server environment gave them more trouble than it's worth... yes, it's not exactly the same as cloud computing, but it comes close enough as far as I'm concerned.

If what you propose is actually what'll happen in future, we're still a helluva long way off.
 
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End of the OS? What nonsense. Even if it doesn't have an OS in the traditional sense of you installing one, it still has one. Even if everything is stored in the cloud, those servers have OS'.
 
Well to be fair a normal pc user like my mom, does not need a pc anymore, she can play her little games on the iPad, check Facebook and send email. What is the use of a computer to her?
 
jeanres said:
Well to be fair a normal pc user like my mom, does not need a pc anymore, she can play her little games on the iPad, check Facebook and send email. What is the use of a computer to her?
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This I can agree with.
But for anyone that takes computing serious, or, just likes PC's in general this article is bull... and it's not like the "geek"-trend seems to be slowing down at all.
 
RaptorSA said:
Maybe you should spend a day with me at the office so you can see why this article is absolute horse****.

In the past few years alone Windows 7 has made a killing in sales numbers, Linux is still steadily being improved upon and adopted by users and Mac OS has an ever increasing rabid fan base that swears by it.
Not to mention the looming Windows 8 release which had a ton of people salivating at the idea (and hoping it'll be awesome).
If anything I think that the OS sector is just getting better and better...

Where's this Chrome OS you talk about?!?
Computing from within a browser. Oh hell, just the idea makes me sick. :sick:

Personally I see the exact opposite happening. With the speeds mobile devices are currently attaining it won't be long before those stripped down OS's on the current mobile devices are replaced with full OS capabilities. (plug phone in dock, use phone as PC, unplug, go home etc.)
Yes, the "cloud" will be there, but for syncing files etc. I don't see cloud computing as viable, even most developed countries don't have nearly enough bandwidth and low latency to have browser based cloud computing services that can compete with having the power in your palm. Also, the amount of -and life cycles- of legacy systems out there will make sure that the OS goes nowhere yet.
In fact, a massive company in SA just recently switched back to dedicated servers after their massively expensive virtual server environment gave them more trouble than it's worth... yes, it's not exactly the same as cloud computing, but it comes close enough as far as I'm concerned.

If what you propose is actually what'll happen in future, we're still a helluva long way off.
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Agree 100%

What a bull**** article.
 
RaptorSA said:
This I can agree with.
But for anyone that takes computing serious, or, just likes PC's in general this article is bull... and it's not like the "geek"-trend seems to be slowing down at all.
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For developers and the like, the OS and pc will always have its place, in actual fact the bridge between PC and mobile device is just becoming smaller.
 
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