Comments on: Cloud OS still pie in the sky

Microsoft's latest Live services show it has a long way to go before it can replicate Windows over the Net, if that's even the goal.

[Hardcode]

Cloud OS?

Does anyone have any idea what an "OS" would look like in the "Cloud"? I'm thinking of writing a web based internet browser and I'm not sure how much of the ui to devote to advertising.

[balkce]

ja...

delicious, thanks for that =)

[zvis]

In the cloud not in the sky

Microsoft might be years away from an OS in the cloud but try out G.ho.st (the Global Hosted Operating SysTem at http://G.ho.st) - a fully functional cloud OS live today with desktop, widgets, applications, storage on the cloud (3GB free) and many more apps as well as Web mail coming very soon!

Lets us know what you think

Zvi

[StargateFan]

Not Even A Goal

Gone are the days of Mainframe, here are the days of the Personal Computer. Moving an Operating System other then resource serives into the cloud would just create a mainframe on a much larger scale. This is not the intention of Microsoft or Apple for that fact. Check out the video of Mix 07, Ray Ozzie will explain that this is not a goal. And check out the D5 video, Steve Jobs will also explain why this is not a goal.

[dem0]

re.

I agree it may not be a goal for personal computing, but for the business sector, a web or intranet os is still very much a promising piece of the pie. A lot of government and business networks do run very much like a mainframe. The difference with a web or intranet os is most of them will use javascript, which is on the client side and doesn't have that much effect on the server itself. With so many office tools moving to a browser environment, its just a matter of time before the operating system does as well.

[piggyshark]

Citrix

IMHO, Application Publishing (Citrix) already provides this type of environment. So really what would be the big deal? I can already have XP desktop via IE or Firefox with all the standard apps. The down side is every once in awhile the network disconnects and I lose access to my work. BTW, does it really matter javascript or whatever language to provide services. The end user could care less.

[StargateFan]

I Also Believe That Citrix is the way to go...

Cirtix provides the access a person needs across a secure company Intranet or VPN. Without moving to a mainframe type of scenario. I really don't feel like typing out the web mainframe scenario right now. But Citrix provides network access to your computer why you still retain the PC future.

[dem0]

re: "operating system"

I use the term operating system here loosely. With a true web or intranet os, the client side would just need enough of an operating system to run a browser.

[Orion Blastar]

CloudOS?

Microsoft could port Windows to Java and run Windows applications within the browser.

I think Microsoft is working on a Java client for VirtualPC Server so they can host OS images on their web server and use the client to run Windows in the browser to let users take test drives of software without installing anything.

[petermpham2003]

Make sense ...

... way to go. With this technology,
the end of Windows piracy is near.
M$ will become M$$$$.