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>>Kotota+(OP)
I think there will be more projects like this. Apps running in a sandbox, thinking they have the OS to themselves. The next logical step is to have all new apps written in managed code, and use virtualization for the "legacy" native code.

Come to think of it, isn't it supposed to be the purpose of an operating system: letting programs think they own the hardware? Now they can pretend to own the OS too :)

I think we'll get to microkernels, but through evolutionary steps like this rather than ground-up redesign.

>>nzmsv+C
Could someone point me at a clear explanation of the difference between a micro-kernel and an hypervisor?

Maybe I need to see something like the Xen presentation at Fosdem again.

Edit: http://www.ok-labs.com/blog/entry/microkernels-vs-hypervisor... is quite ok.