Could it happen?

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:20 pm

Hi,
I've been reaserching UMPC(Ultra Mobile PC) devices, and have noticed that the industry has yet to take off. I was wandering that if i make my os for the UMPC, Could it actually become the prefered os for them, and make me millions?(ha, yeah right)

AndrewAPrice · Post by **AndrewAPrice** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:13 pm

like Palm?

Maybe, but you'd have to work at it hard. I mean, a webbrowser, office software, e-mail client, networking, and drivers for everything before an organization would consider using your OS.

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:02 am

The simple answer it No

, but all is not lost, desktop OS (even mini ones) are not going to make you any money as M$ has it well covered.
But you need to look to the next big OS type that will be needed.
Eg: robotic OS, for robots, there is not defector OS for them yet, but there will be a winner that makes million's.

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:09 am

I will start reasrching next generation os's and whatnot. Maybe one of us will get lucky and be the next Big Bill!!!.

P.S. I am into robotics, but, what do you think a robotic os needs?

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:07 pm

Here will give you a good idea http://www.6711.com/art/bit_osro.htm
You need to work fast as M$ is starting a robotic group
http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/06/20/1953256.shtml
There first product is a robotic vacuum cleaner, that will be the first M$ product, that does not suck

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Also my OS as been designed from the ground up to be robot friendly, you could look closely at legos mindstorms.

chase · Post by **chase** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:24 pm

I've had a OQO for almost a year so I think all the big announcements about UMPC have been kind of funny to me. My OQO runs a normal copy of XP tablet PC and it seems to work just fine. I think most UMPC are going to be designed just for Windows and will be very hard to write drivers for.

I kinda agree with Dex, but in a more general fashion. I think you'll see alot more people make OSes for special purposes and embedded systems. Things like robotics but also dashboard computers for cars and that type of stuff. I think ARM might get as popular as x86 for OSDev'ing.

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:08 pm

If anyone cares, me and some other guys are discussing RoboOS(my newest idea) at http://www.lynxmotion.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=856