The Future Might Be BIOS and Browsers

An anonymous reader writes "Few in the open source community have welcomed online applications like Google Docs with open arms, but Keir Thomas claims he's found a way forward — and it's one that involves exclusively open source. He reckons BIOS-based operating systems are the future, because they will alter the way users think about their computers. FTA: 'The key breakthrough is ideological: BIOS-based operating systems demote the operating system to just another function of the hardware. It breaks the old mindset of the operating system being a distinct platform, or an end in itself. The operating system becomes part of the overall computing appliance. This allows the spotlight to focus on online applications.'"

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[khellendros1984]

Some people still play single player PC games, myself included. Or I could play multiplayer things with my roommate, even with the network down. Yes, the internet adds a HELL of a lot of stuff, but it's not really the sole thing that makes my computer useful to me.