Comments on: The Future of the Operating System – Cloud Computing? http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: absher786 http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-652778 absher786 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:49:47 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-652778 Too ambitious to happen so soon! Seems like day dreaming! Chris's point of view was more practical & wise. Too ambitious to happen so soon! Seems like day dreaming!

Chris’s point of view was more practical & wise.

]]> By: ibanez697 http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629936 ibanez697 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:02:38 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629936 Maybe between two remote corporate locations over a dedicated connection. Or diskless workstations in a corporate environment, but not at home. Maybe ISPs will someday offer PC/Internet combos with cheaper embedded systems (for rent). Similar to a set top box for cable. As the bandwidth issue was mentioned, there will always be a issue with bandwidth. Along with growing bandwidth rates come with larger media files, etc. This just doesn't seem feasible to me in such a wide scale. Maybe between two remote corporate locations over a dedicated connection. Or diskless workstations in a corporate environment, but not at home. Maybe ISPs will someday offer PC/Internet combos with cheaper embedded systems (for rent). Similar to a set top box for cable. As the bandwidth issue was mentioned, there will always be a issue with bandwidth. Along with growing bandwidth rates come with larger media files, etc. This just doesn’t seem feasible to me in such a wide scale.

]]> By: QuickSpark http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629937 QuickSpark Thu, 01 May 2008 21:36:44 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629937 The worlds largest physics organisation, CERN, is currently quite far trhough creating "the grid", an "internet" that is 10000 faster than our current adsl (at 10 megs). This could revolutionise cloud computing. The worlds largest physics organisation, CERN, is currently quite far trhough creating “the grid”, an “internet” that is 10000 faster than our current adsl (at 10 megs). This could revolutionise cloud computing.

]]> By: nintentubeWii http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629938 nintentubeWii Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:49:48 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629938 For the Operating System to advance at its capacity, it needs to stay on local hardware. The local desktop OS is likely never to die because the contention for bandwidth will never die. If the OS exists in the cloud, it will always be tied down by bandwidth. The Operating System is already tied down system requirements when it comes to performance critical apps like games and production software, adding a requirement of bandwidth will only make it worse. For the Operating System to advance at its capacity, it needs to stay on local hardware. The local desktop OS is likely never to die because the contention for bandwidth will never die. If the OS exists in the cloud, it will always be tied down by bandwidth. The Operating System is already tied down system requirements when it comes to performance critical apps like games and production software, adding a requirement of bandwidth will only make it worse.

]]> By: Xillionous http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629939 Xillionous Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:22:25 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629939 That guy sounds retarded too. That guy sounds retarded too.

]]> By: celt67 http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629940 celt67 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:51:05 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629940 Is that guy on the phone the single dullest, most depressing ,boring guy in the universe ? The kind of guy who'd rather eat oatmeal than a nice steak because the steak's too exotic. I bet he's wearing a grey cardigan. Is that guy on the phone the single dullest, most depressing ,boring guy in the universe ? The kind of guy who’d rather eat oatmeal than a nice steak because the steak’s too exotic.
I bet he’s wearing a grey cardigan.

]]> By: TehKamp3r http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629941 TehKamp3r Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:25:41 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629941 I don't see it ever happening in the way your envisioning this.. because I don't trust People, virtually anyone there is too many security risks even with closed os's let anlone avirtual one. I don’t see it ever happening in the way your envisioning this.. because I don’t trust People, virtually anyone there is too many security risks even with closed os’s let anlone avirtual one.

]]> By: tylermcgivney1 http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629942 tylermcgivney1 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:05:48 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629942 go to google and type google os and click on the 3rd one go to google and type google os and click on the 3rd one

]]> By: Paul Bloch http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-562770 Paul Bloch Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:18:04 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-562770 So here's my 2 cents: I just had a talk with my uncle who is involved in the public school system (K-12) about technology in education. The interesting point he made to me about why there isn't more technology being used isn't for lack of trying. The fact is he's still teaching the "how to use a computer" basics to teachers, the same stuff he's taught since the 80s. Basically what he said is that it's a cultural problem. And that is a larger problem than cutting through the typical red tape to create change. I make this point to illustrate why culture as a whole isn't necessarily even ready for an "online only" OS. I don't think we'd be able to trust such an environment. At the most we should start creating transitionary/hybrid technology. But even then, I think you'd need to construct a pretty compelling case to no longer store ANY files locally. I think there is more complexity to the idea of a streaming OS than just "we can do it, so might as well." I mean come on, it's a DRM nightmare. No more P2P downloads for you! So I'd lean to a more conservative curve of change, not that a lot of innovation will occur but in the name of civil liberties and people's privacy just say no to a streaming os (at least for now). So here’s my 2 cents:

I just had a talk with my uncle who is involved in the public school system (K-12) about technology in education. The interesting point he made to me about why there isn’t more technology being used isn’t for lack of trying. The fact is he’s still teaching the “how to use a computer” basics to teachers, the same stuff he’s taught since the 80s. Basically what he said is that it’s a cultural problem. And that is a larger problem than cutting through the typical red tape to create change.

I make this point to illustrate why culture as a whole isn’t necessarily even ready for an “online only” OS. I don’t think we’d be able to trust such an environment. At the most we should start creating transitionary/hybrid technology. But even then, I think you’d need to construct a pretty compelling case to no longer store ANY files locally. I think there is more complexity to the idea of a streaming OS than just “we can do it, so might as well.” I mean come on, it’s a DRM nightmare. No more P2P downloads for you! So I’d lean to a more conservative curve of change, not that a lot of innovation will occur but in the name of civil liberties and people’s privacy just say no to a streaming os (at least for now).

]]> By: Glendale1901 http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-554737 Glendale1901 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:05:14 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-554737 I can see that Ireland guy's point. But he's wrong about it happening being soon. Its going at a very slow rate. So Internet is probably the only way out for now! I can see that Ireland guy’s point. But he’s wrong about it happening being soon. Its going at a very slow rate. So Internet is probably the only way out for now!

]]> By: Glendale1901 http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629943 Glendale1901 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:05:14 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629943 I can see that Ireland guy's point. But he's wrong about it happening being soon. Its going at a very slow rate. So Internet is probably the only way out for now! I can see that Ireland guy’s point. But he’s wrong about it happening being soon. Its going at a very slow rate. So Internet is probably the only way out for now!

]]> By: farhannius http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-554738 farhannius Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:00:11 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-554738 geek wars geek wars

]]> By: farhannius http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629944 farhannius Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:00:11 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-629944 geek wars geek wars

]]> By: XileLord http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-553242 XileLord Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:42:49 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-553242 How will PC games work then? Stream? LOL How will PC games work then? Stream? LOL

]]> By: ssssroryssss2 http://chris.pirillo.com/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-553243 ssssroryssss2 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:03:47 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/28/the-future-of-the-operating-system-is-on-the-web-2/#comment-553243 Collective (pool) processing power as an option I can see is going to change our world, but not collective storage because people like the idea of being able to disconnect from the net and knowing that their data is still there and it's safe. You would feel better knowing that your house keys are in your house than in your neighbours, even if you trust them. Collective (pool) processing power as an option I can see is going to change our world, but not collective storage because people like the idea of being able to disconnect from the net and knowing that their data is still there and it’s safe. You would feel better knowing that your house keys are in your house than in your neighbours, even if you trust them.

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