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:The End Run Around the OS is Underway
The End Run Around the OS is Underway
Aug 15, 2008, 16 :02 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (3906 reads)

(Other stories by Larry Dignan)

"My working theory: The OS is being slowly downplayed as hardware vendors and Web developers grab more control over the user experience. The OS will never be totally irrelevant, but it will be increasingly less important. It’ll be plumbing."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Application programs run on top of opera ...   Just as important as before   
Joe User
Aug 16, 2008, 02:45:30
 
> Application programs run on top of ope ...   Re: Just as important as before   
DDahl
Aug 17, 2008, 01:30:32
 
This guy is about 5 years too late. The  ...   Too Late   
Yetanotherbob
Aug 17, 2008, 14:41:22
 
The author seems to think that if the OS ...   Wht End Run?   
Woody
Aug 17, 2008, 17:14:43
 
I agree with a lot of what you said, but ...   Re: Re: Just as important as before   
Jose_X
Aug 17, 2008, 23:30:18
 
>> But based on events of the past year  ...   Re: Re: Re: Just as important as before   
DDahl
Aug 18, 2008, 04:17:16
 
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