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A web-based operating system

Shown by ent101 on Nov 17, 2021. Click the card to turn it over.

15points

14comments

#1,619of 2,533 in 2021

Top 64%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.

Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

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Name is bad or unclear
From 2 comments
- This is the worst name for a product I've ever heard.
  c1yd3i on HN
- Firstly, the title only vaguely relates to the product. Secondly, the word ‘cream’ outside of a culinary context usually either means some sort of medication you rub on your…
  alephaleph on HN
Unclear whether it is a full OS or just a UI shell
From 1 comment
- It seems more like a UI shell than an a full OS. Does this run web apps in standalone windows in it’s desktop? I’m just not quite sure what this is.
  pipeline_peak on HN

Ability to run arbitrary programs
From 1 comment
- As an operating system, how can I execute arbitrary programs in it?
  culpable_pickle on HN
More screenshots
From 1 comment
- Are there screenshots?
  schemescape on HN

Can web apps run in standalone windows?
From 1 comment
- It seems more like a UI shell than an a full OS. Does this run web apps in standalone windows in it’s desktop? I’m just not quite sure what this is.
  pipeline_peak on HN
What is the target market?
From 1 comment
- What is your target market? Enterprise? And what is built on?
  1cvmask on HN

Vessel
From 1 comment
- If anyone is looking for a linux OS running a web-interface on top of docker, look for Vessel. https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel…
  mslima on HN
OS.js
From 1 comment
- Seems to be a very similar idea to https://www.os-js.org/
  seanw444 on HN