Floris wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 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.
>
> I disagree. A browser has no use without internet. Why would i use
> a browser offline, while i can just install the native application?

Because your office intranet database is designed to run browser type
access?

For one.


>
>>> 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..
>
> And simple as they may be, they are operating systems.
>

Well then every chip has a microcode operating system in it. And all
language above that microcode are 'interpreted'


How silly do you want to get?


> Floris