Jolicloud: The social Netbook OS

Alternate netbook OS Jolicloud, which has an emphasis on cloud computing, will finally be launching in beta in the next few months, and CNET has a preview. Its conclusions?

Highlights include the free price (for now), lots of applications, applications are easy to install/uninstall, simple way to create a USB key, multiple types of installations including mutiple OS boot support, Windows emulator, automatic updates.

Potential dealbreakers are the inability to run multiple apps simultaneously, downloaded apps are organized for you only and can't be reorganized, it is no compatible with all netbooks, and limited driver support.

Linux Netbooks and Jolicloud

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"http://www.netbooknews.com Sascha Pallenberg gives you a little roundup of the recent Linux distributions for netbooks and a closer look at the Jolicloud OS during the Linux Forum 2009 in Taipei"

Jolicloud Open O/S for Netbooks

Jolicloud Uses Easy Peasy?

As reader Luc pointed out in his comment to the previous post "Jolicloud - iPhone-Like OS For Netbooks", the Jolicloud screen looks very similar to the Easy Peasy (nee Ubuntu Eee) user interface.

Below is the screenshot from the previous post showing the Jolicloud UI -




This is the Easy Peasy UI as shown in its product page -




Per the Techcrunch article, the Jolicloud solution is a new software stack (rather than an OS) - "users will download Jolicloud to their netbooks and then install it. Whatever operating system and software is on the computer will be wiped off, and replaced with a stripped down Linux operating system and custom browser."

So apparently its potential appeal per se is not in being an OS (although it does include one and which will probably be the Easy Peasy) but in its user-friendly installation process.

Jolicloud - iPhone-Like OS For Netbooks

From Techcrunch -

Netvibes Founder Tariq Krim is working on an netbook OS that addresses certain issues - small screens, small keyboards and underpowered hardware - that keeps some potential users away. The OS, named Jolicloud, has a touchscreen user interface that resembles the iPhone - it includes large icons and very little fluff to keep the hardware humming.