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would be an *online browser*. Like Google docs.

Oh, that. Already been done.

1) "feh, what's the point."

2) "feh, it doesn't manage hardware, it's not really an OS."

Regarding #1, I'd say that the point is to have fun working on a neat idea, and see where it leads. If it doesn't strike you as fun or interesting, move on an keep looking for something that is.

Regarding #2, you're right, it's not really an OS. However the metaphor still applies, as the vast majority of computer users think of the OS as "the screen that runs my programs."

fwiw, I built the Bitty Browser that's available from within YouOS (you can see Bitty in YouOS here -- though YouOS seems to be /dotted right now.)

-Scott

and, fwiw, my web-app Bitty Browser works as a module/widget/gadget for them (and some others)... -Scott

Wait no longer. There is a web browser written in Javascript; I think it uses AJAX but I'm not sure. It's called Bitty Browser, and you can embed a browser inside a web page:

http://www.bitty.com/

You might also be interested in my app, Bitty Browser -- for example, you can also use it the other way around (ie, to embed mobile content within regular Web pages). -Scott

fwiw, you can also use Google Mobile from within regular pages -- you can see what I mean via my new Web-doodad, Bitty Browser.

That's the part that really interests me, and I've been doing that in my new app, Bitty Browser.

If interested, try this:

1) go to http://www.bitty.com/editor

2) Choose "RSS feed URL" (2nd in the scrolling list)

3) Enter http://slashdot.org/index.rss (that's Slashdot's RSS)

4) Enter Slashdot for the title

Then skip to the bottom and click Continue -- on the next page you'll see a preview embedded Bitty Browser with Slashdot. If you Continue again from there, you can copy/paste a snip of HTML to embed Slashdot into any Web page.

That's the part that really interests me, and I've been doing that in my new app, Bitty Browser.

If interested, try this:

1) go to http://www.bitty.com/editor

2) Choose "RSS feed URL" (2nd in the scrolling list)

3) Enter http://slashdot.org/index.rss (that's Slashdot's RSS)

4) Enter Slashdot for the title

Then skip to the bottom and click Continue -- on the next page you'll see a preview embedded Bitty Browser with Slashdot. If you Continue again from there, you can copy/paste a snip of HTML to embed Slashdot into any Web page.

Actually, that's wrong for a few reasons, most notably Goggle now offers AdSense for feeds. So, for example, that's just a pay-per-click model.

You'll *definitely* see more ads in feeds as others like Yahoo (nee Overture) offer similar services.

(disclosure: my new project Bitty Browser works with feeds)

What I find interesting is the ease with which you can put feeds to other purposes -- for example, some people use Bitty to "broadcast" their feeds to other sites...