Your Internet computer becomes reality thanks to AJAX and youOS
Filed in archive by tj on August 5, 2006

Paul Boutin at Slate review YouOS, which can be best described as a complete computer in your browser window:
Your browser window turns into a desktop of its own, with sub-windows for e-mail, chat, and Web browsing. There are also links on the YouOS desktop for a sticky-notes program and a rich-Text editor. But these programs aren't on your hard drive-they're running somewhere in the vast unknown Internet.
YouOS is the fledgling startup of four recent college grads with a bit of angel funding. Its simplicity makes it a great demo. Anyone who logs on can instantly spot the big idea: You don't need Windows! You don't even need a PC! You can login and work from anywhere using any gadget with a screen and a keyboard.
I have seen a (limited) Mac Desktop in AJAX already a while ago. YouOS is so much better an is very intuitive and fast. It's all there what I need browser, shell and photo tools. Some AJAX sites have already shown the potential to be a MS Office replacement (not now but in some years from now).
YouOS is cool - I hope it finds a parent company that s able to nurture the great concept and provides a revenue model.
(via Emergic.org)
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