Future of OS

12.12.2009 von joergkrause.

How could an OS look like in the future?

Do we do everything in the cloud?

Are you tired of installing applications, re-Install, remove, add again, need another app for all the different file types (what the heck is a file type?). Why the hell do I need to distinguish between XLS and DOC and whatever to simply do a task? 

Today’s OS’ are primitive disc handler with tons of useless features. Let’s imagine a future where we open a computer (it’s always on, of course), see what’s done in the past and what’s next scheduled and start working. All on one surface - the work surface. You do tasks here. Write a letter, decide after 30 mins to send the letter as email. Doesn’t matter, still same surface. Send it. Get an reply. Still same surface. Work on the reply. A college asks to get a hard copy. Decide to print it. Still same surface. Want to add a table and have some havy calculation there (think: Excel). Still same surface. Wonna share the table with another collegue and work together, say “share with John” and get a instant messenger connection. Work on it. It’s late, close the computer.

Do NOT think: Where to store? How to connect? What application? What version? Backup? Save? …

I don’t believe that cloud computing is our current 42. However, it’s a part of the game. Start working will do things locally. Do a task, add it. Don’t think “application”. Think in modules, simple tasks.

Think, we split all the Office products, Readers, Server, and so on into thousands of different tasks. Once we need tasks, we add it to our environment and still work on the same major document. Don’t care about file types. All is in one, “The Document I’m currently working on”! In consists of written text, tables, gantt charts, planning features, emails, links to the cloud, whatever. It can do, what you need. This, not more. In one place.

Finally, you have a timeline of tasks, in the past (to remember), in the present (currently working on), and in the future (scheduled things). What does an appointment in Outlook distinguishs to a Word file? Technically nothing, both are bits and bytes. Technically everything, format, type, linked application, behavior of the environment, tools… You see what I mean? It doesn’t make sense to have more than one application: The FINAL OS! Call it Oz…

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