Fwd: 10 reasons the browser is becoming the universal OS ( - Software )

Posted by Owen Densmore on Nov 20, 2013; 4:07am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Fwd-10-reasons-the-browser-is-becoming-the-universal-OS-Software-tp7584335.html

Slightly sophomoric, but interesting:

   http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=38FBC962-C6BF-964F-590BACFE526B0A98

The reasons:

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 1: The rise of vast, rich Web applications

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 2: Easy extensibility via plug-ins

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 3: Its open source foundation

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 4: Metaprogramming

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 5: Multiplatform simplicity and mutability

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 6: A clean abstraction layer

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 7: Better sharing models for libraries

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 8: Fertile, competitive marketplace

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 9: SVG, canvas, vector graphics, great user interfaces

Browser as ultimate OS reason No. 10: Node.js

The article expands.  JSEverywhere has been in our minds for quite some time, but this is yet another articulation.

   -- Owen

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