I don't see this as a debate over whether we will have local operating systems, or will we have an 'internet operating system', but more a question of how important local operating systems will be compared to the user applications sprouting up all over the internet. And by importance, I mean money making potential.
If new applications and developments arrive continuously by way of URL, why go to the bother of (waiting years and years before) rebuilding your operating system to get transparent windows and other *major innovations*? Even if you like trouble, do you like paying for it too? Don't all of the new and hip websites work the same on Windows 2000 (or a Mac)?
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I don't see this as a debate over whether we will have local operating systems, or will we have an 'internet operating system', but more a question of how important local operating systems will be compared to the user applications sprouting up all over the internet. And by importance, I mean money making potential. If new applications and developments arrive continuously by way of URL, why go to the bother of (waiting years and years before) rebuilding your operating system to get transparent windows and other *major innovations*? Even if you like trouble, do you like paying for it too? Don't all of the new and hip websites work the same on Windows 2000 (or a Mac)?