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What Even Is an OS Now?
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Thomas Ptacek 离开 Fly.io 去造手机了，理由是：AI 正在把“写程序的人”和“用程序的人”之间的墙拆掉。他自己用自然语言随手就能生成一堆只给自己用的小工具，所以他认为以后大部分软件会是用户自己临时“变”出来的，而不是从陌生人手里买来的成品。既然软件不再是外来威胁，操作系统最核心的活——把不同应用隔开、防它们互相乱搞——就变得没那么重...
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Sep 26
- Hacker News front pagePickWhat Even Is an OS Now?
Thomas Ptacek left Fly.io to build a phone designed for AI-generated, single-user apps. He argues AI is dissolving the boundary between programmers and users, so most software will soon be conjured by its own users. When apps aren't from strangers, the OS's core job of isolating them makes less sense. The post does not disclose specs, pricing, or a launch date.