From DesktopLinux.com: "gOS Cloud can boot in seconds, into a barebones browser-based environment not unlike the locked-down "kiosk" set-ups at libraries and cafes everywhere. Yet, here, the browser has taken on OS-like features, such as the familiar Mac OS X-like application dock shown in the screenshot below."
You’ve used several locked-down forced environment (i.e. "kiosk") systems and probably didn’t even realize it.
A few examples:
- Automated Teller Machines (a.k.a. the "ATM")
- Video game consoles
- Cell phones
- The menu system for DirecTV, Dish Network, Verizon, etc.
All that stuff is kiosk-style.
The good
With a proprietary OS environment, operation and apps are all supposed to work optimally.
Any kiosk-style system is designed with speed first, "fluff" second (this is good).
It’s a Linux distro so you can get into the "guts" of the OS easily.
The bad
There is a such a thing as "too much cloud". If it ever gets to the point where the OS simply will not function without internet, that’s not good.
The reality
gOS states on their web site:
Cloud allows users to switch to the main operating system with a single click, or just power off.
If you’re already using Windows or Linux, what’s the point of even using it then other than boot-up speed?
I think it’s a safe bet to say most people (including beginners) would prefer a "full" OS like Windows or Linux instead of a forced environment.
Incidentally, this is why many people jailbreak iPhones. When you force users into a controlled environment, that’s not the true spirit of computing – and people will find ways to break the chains every time.
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