abstract:Internet operating system, or Internet OS, is a term used in the computer industry to refer to any type of operating system designed to run all of its applications and services through an Internet client, generally a web browser. The advantages of such an OS would be that it would run on a thin client, allowing cheaper, more easily manageable computer systems; it would require all applications to be designed on cross-platform, open standards; and would not tie a user's applications, documents, and preferences to a single computer, but rather place them on the cloud.
The company continued to focus on basic Daytimer-like features in the Palm OS, while multifunction, Internet-connected devices were what customers clamored for.
Next came the Android app store that is accessible via the Internet with wireless devices running the Android OS. It has been fairly successful, but Android is still perceived as a consumer operating system and most of the applications are designed with consumers in mind.