Floris wrote:
> f3l wrote:
>> Hello everybody
>> Is the browser the new os / operative system ?
>>
>> we had a discussion with some of the senior programmers at the office,
>> they said that the OS will always be very relevant
>> I say the OS is irrelevant, and that the Browser is all that matters
>> (as long as you can localhost, vim, mysql and ssh without problems).
>> they said the OS will never dissapear (old ASM geizers), however, I
>> agree, but I don't really think that they will make a difference.
>
> I think the browser will not replace the desktop for a number of reasons:
>
> 1) Not everyone has or wants an internet connection

You dont need Internet to run a browser.

> 2) Not everyone wants to be forced to be online for trivial tasks, such
> as writing some text in notepad.

You dont need to be online to use a browser.

> 3) People will be worried about being hacked, or about important data
> being read by other people on the internet.
>
You cant be hacked if you are not online

> The trend that more software will become internet-enabled will ofcourse
> continue. And ofcourse there's no internet without an OS.
>
What utter toss you do talk.

MOST of the internet PROBABLY runs on embedded real time or *nix derived
kernels. But it doesn't have to run on any particular brand..




> Floris