News: Is the 'Web OS' just a geek's dream?
Category:
Internet,
Operating Systems,
Open Source
Posted: April 9, 2007 06:18AM
Author:
christopher3393
c|net - Technically, so-called Web OS software still relies on an underlying operating system, like Windows or Linux, to translate a user's actions to hardware functions. But proponents of the Web OS or "Webtops" are bringing more end user computing into the Web browser, arguably making the choice of operating system less important.