Future battle of the operating system

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Choosing an appropriate operating system is a very important factor. But in the future you will no longer have to worry about this.

The rapid acceleration of virtualization technology allows you to run multiple operating systems on one computer at the same time as 'virtual machine'. Each operating system has its own different programs. In the next five to ten years, choosing the operating system will become 'mixed and paired' like today's web browsers.

A key element is the tendency to innovate hardware, making the virtualization program faster, faster. AMD and Intel are building CPUs with hardware that supports virtualization technology. Apple's adoption of Intel CPU processors also opens up future images for multiple operating systems. The company's BootCamp software allows dual booting mode in Windows. Parallel virtualization software allows the Mac operating system to run with Windows (and other OSs), just like VMWare and Xen under Windows and Linux. Someday, virtualization technology will free us from all constraints and then we can run any application, on any operating system, at any time.

Forecast: a user-friendly operating system is fast approaching

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Future computers The 'Count on 3D' interface is becoming a kind of mediocre computer graphics upgrade. Previous third-party 3D desktops, once in the Nooface list, could become an OS component that enhances standard performance, especially when paired with new file systems.

File system : Later file systems may end up with the directory tree structure of decades ago. They act more like database systems. The WinFS file system of Windows Vista is no longer used, but its idea (like the network search function) is still in use.

Web hard drive : Online storage is cheaper and richer. In the next few years, your operating system will likely interact directly with distributed online storage around the Web.

Web operating system: the computer is in a browser

Are you afraid of maintenance work, even with the operating system? YouOS.com offers an idea of ​​a completely online desktop. These desktops will always increase the number of online programs running inside a browser, no installation required. Whether at work or at home, using a laptop or desktop, all programs and files on your computer are always the same. Factors of distance, binding environment, physical conditions become insignificant in the near future.