ecsk2

I had no idea things like this already exsisted before I got the last PC world mag!


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YouOS: https://www.youos.com/
See TRY A DEMO

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eyeOS: http://eyeos.org/
DEMO: http://eyeos.org/demo/desktop.php?a=%3B%3B
SCREENSHOTS: http://eyeos.org/screenshots

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Desktoptwo: http://desktoptwo.com/


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Not only might dublicating (syncing) your main desktop become old, even accessing it might become history(??) what if our next computer is actually a VIRTUAL one, meaning all we carry around or keep in our lap or on the desk is a screen and a keyboard? I wouldn't mind :)

Zardoz66

This is the trend that everyone is taking, look at google, the have been developing and buying online software for years, and Microsoft is also putting a lot of R&D in to the same type of technology. online OS's are also a big part of this. it's very possabule that in the future, we will not use software locally, but use it in online. even the OS, and the system we have now will become a web box that will access this stuff online.

Think of it, if Microsoft could put all of it's products online, it could cut cost and overhead greatly as it would not need to produce cd's and boxes, and ship items and sell. it could do it all online and have instant updates that would update everyone at the same time.

business would not have to manage system software as the do now. and can have greater control over what is used and not have to worry about updates, software, users, etc.,

anyways get the picture...

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ecsk2

Originally Posted by Zardoz66

This is the trend that everyone is taking, look at google, the have been developing and buying online software for years, and Microsoft is also putting a lot of R&D in to the same type of technology. online OS's are also a big part of this. it's very possabule that in the future, we will not use software locally, but use it in online. even the OS, and the system we have now will become a web box that will access this stuff online. Think of it, if Microsoft could put all of it's products online, it could cut cost and overhead greatly as it would not need to produce cd's and boxes, and ship items and sell. it could do it all online and have instant updates that would update everyone at the same time. business would not have to manage system software as the do now. and can have greater control over what is used and not have to worry about updates, software, users, etc., anyways get the picture...

Yes and ironically I have been having this idea for the past decade that we would be going back to the era of 'dummy terminals' and 'main frames' just in a different way, my idea was that since we all carry cellphones/PDAs (well most ppl do nowdays that use computers anyhow) these phones' internal memory is growing and with BT you could have all your personal data in the phone and a BT keyboard/monitor that is hooked up to the web etc.

Now these online OS' and Google DOCs etc is taking it to the next level, so all we need is FAST WIRELESS communication like WiMax or something like that and fast video capability, so we need to fill the AXIM size device with memory for vdeo and fast communicating hardware.

I think this is alot more realistic approach than trying to stuff the same power of computing into your pocket as you have in your lap or on your desk.

Also it elliminates the neverending syncing between the various computers cellphones and or PDAs we might be using daily.

DeeCee52

Seems to be the way of the future. I hope that small businesses don't get squeezed out in the pricing. Pay per project, per use or by subscription gets pretty expensive in today's pricing model, especially when you have the technical, graphics or scientific calculation applications.

But the clean interfaces and consistent organization look like winners.

I read a couple of business articles that said this desktop model may make Vista that last, full blown OS we see from billy boy. I doubt it, but it's an interesting notion.

ecsk2

Originally Posted by DeeCee52

Seems to be the way of the future. I hope that small businesses don't get squeezed out in the pricing. Pay per project, per use or by subscription gets pretty expensive in today's pricing model, especially when you have the technical, graphics or scientific calculation applications. But the clean interfaces and consistent organization look like winners. I read a couple of business articles that said this desktop model may make Vista that last, full blown OS we see from billy boy. I doubt it, but it's an interesting notion.

I would like to claim that small businesses are squeezed out as it is today already not to mention private individuals or businesses in some of the so called developing countries (where there is ACTIVE development that is and evryone including gov institutions use the latest OS' usually) where the average OS or Office or what not software can add up to a months or several months' avg sallery.

So far most everything that has gone 'online' has enabled better pricing for the consumer, mainly because of as mentioned above less overhead, now that I think of it wouldn't this also attack pirating quite effeciently? Yes anything can be pirated but it would for sure change everything if the consumer doesn't have a hardcopy (nor softcopy :)) of any software.

DeeCee52

Originally Posted by ecsk2

I would like to claim that small businesses are squeezed out as it is today already not to mention private individuals or businesses in some of the so called developing countries (where there is ACTIVE development that is and evryone including gov institutions use the latest OS' usually) where the average OS or Office or what not software can add up to a months or several months' avg sallery. So far most everything that has gone 'online' has enabled better pricing for the consumer, mainly because of as mentioned above less overhead, now that I think of it wouldn't this also attack pirating quite effeciently? Yes anything can be pirated but it would for sure change everything if the consumer doesn't have a hardcopy (nor softcopy :)) of any software.

I basically agree with you and feel that most companies are using old pricing structures and strategies with new technology. They are so focused on "keeping what is their's and how things used to be, they are not truly thinking about what new realms this has all opened up.

I am in the design and construction industry. The pricing structure of autocad and those that it gobbles up is ridiculous especially compared to the functionality and usability of sketchup. I'll put my money on google and sketchup in the long run. You could use it and play with it on line and only pay, based on size and magnitude of project at the end. I realize that is a simplistic model, but there have to be some better business techies out there.

And yes, pirating takes on a different nature. What you own becomes different. Even a value added structure potentially benefits both the owner of the intellectual property and the user.

But in the meantime some companies have to realize they encourage consumer apathy towards piracy with their pricing structure. I dare say the avg consumer feels a bunch better about buying 5 legal copies of software to run on all the home computers and laptops at $25 or so instead of shelling $30 -$300 a pop to "upgrade" under most pricing structures out there. sorry for the scattered rant.

ecsk2

Well it will be interesting to see what happens, think about it a few years back what you had to pay to be on the net for a while, now you pay unlimited or can even access it for free at a number of places.