As more of our computing is moving from the desktop to the web, I believe that we are going to see more of web based operating systems. There are basically two models that are being followed by these OSes, one is the eyeOS model and the other is yet to be implemented, the Google chrome OS model.
EyeOS is basically an operating system inside the web browser. It has all the basic desktop applications, and the files are hosted on their servers so they can be used from anywhere. The main drawback in this model is the limited control provided for browser applications to interact with the core processes. It is built mainly on PHP and javascript and a whole OS being developed from these languages will always have its limitations. There exists an operating system, a browser and then eyeOS. The need for an operating system that works on cloud computing priciples and can interact with the core is aroused.
Enter Google Chrome. Chrome aims to solve these problems. It consists of(as speculated) a lightweight linux kernel and uses the chrome engine to browse. This model is far more suited because it eliminates the need of seperate operating system and a browser, it integrates them into one. The Chrome OS model promises to be more powerful and can more efficiently integrate the web with desktops.
What say?
