Chrome OS - When pull is better than push | Hacker News Reader

Chrome OS - When pull is better than push

lmframework.com

10 pointshymanroth12 comments

Even if a user knows that you can’t put a ‘person’ into a folder containing ‘places’, the operating system doesn’t – it’s just data

I think there is a major innovation to be had here. currently tagging is just used to make searching for files you've saved easier. i envision a system where the software knows how certain tags interact (and learns new ways via usage) and suggests connections for you. think of the netflix algorithm, but working to suggest ways to automatically organize your data on your desktop.

I was thinking more in terms of an open semantic dictionary containing the top-level concepts most often used by SN and business.

The key point is that it should be open to all applications.

which is why I think it would only be implementable at the OS level. without universal integration the usefulness drops off too quickly.

But that was the whole point of the post! The OS is no longer the platform - the browser is. We both seem to agree on the need for an open interoperability layer - we just don't seem to agree on where it should go :-)

Google OS is not about allowing people to do things they couldn't do before on the web, it's about removing friction from getting online. Google has many other initiatives to make a better Web - like NaCl. Semantic web is obviously not on their priority list, maybe because they are evil, but more likely because they don't think that vision could work.

The semantic aspect was only a part of a wider notion of an interoperability layer which can be rolled-out whilst the 'web platform' is still in its formative phase.

Article Summary: Not much is known about Chrome OS, speculation follows with criticism of Chrome OS being the wrong tactic despite not knowing what Google's angle is with Chrome OS yet.

One of the key points of the post is that the browser is the platform, not the OS - so, regardless of the specific details of Chrome OS, it can't do much to improve the platform.

Summary: Instead of making the first web operating system, Google should have made the idealized semantic web.

Perhaps they should first improve the quality of their services that aim to replace MS Office.

That's a bit off base, and Google is not making a web OS.

What was wrong with the original summary: instead of pushing users into using web apps, big G should pull them in with better ones?

Innovation is welcome in any front.

If they decide to design an electric roadster, I'll support them even if Tesla complains with a barrage of payperpost.

Kudos to Google.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com