There is a value proposition in having a synchronized desktop across every environment (phone, tablet, desktop, etc.) but this project doesn’t remotely capture what that would entail —- a wasm-based OS with a webgpu frontend, all locally computed. All synchronization / any data leaving would be encrypted locally with a key shared among local systems via a QR code, and the option to self-host the entire stack would be readily available.
The encryption + self-hosting is bare minimum as a business, not the least of which is because it adds credibility to the entire system. Open source is also a requirement to verify nothing nefarious is going on.
With that in place, it might be reasonable to have a cloud offering that is paid so most users wouldn’t need to self host.
Systems should also be able to replicate data locally so if cloud access is ever shut down, they can continue functioning without much issue.
I could build all that (and have built that + more, so it comes from experience) in a ~month — how is it that this project is getting funded, after lacking any of that after years?
My guess? It is cheap & looks usable, and for some reason gained massive popularity, so it will dupe people into freely sharing their data which can be mined and monetized. Apologies if this isn’t the intention of the original creators, but that is what investors will use this for. If I am wrong, I recommend they implement what I suggested.