Editing Web 2.0 (section)

==Web-based applications and desktops==
[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] has prompted the development of Web sites that mimic desktop applications, such as [[word processor|word processing]], the [[spreadsheet]], and [[presentation program|slide-show presentation]]. [[WYSIWYG]] [[wiki]] and [[blog]]ging sites replicate many features of PC authoring applications. Several browser-based services have emerged, including [[EyeOS]]<ref>
{{cite news
|url=https://techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/eyeos-open-source-webos-for-the-masses/
|title=Can eyeOS Succeed Where Desktop.com Failed?
|work=www.techcrunch.com
|access-date=2007-12-12
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212023338/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/eyeos-open-source-webos-for-the-masses/
|archive-date=2007-12-12
|url-status=live
}}
</ref> and [[YouOS]].(No longer active.)<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/03/hey_youos.html
|title=Tech Beat Hey YouOS!&nbsp;– BusinessWeek
|publisher=www.businessweek.com
|access-date=2007-12-12
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217040221/http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/03/hey_youos.html
|archive-date=2007-12-17
|url-status=dead
}}
</ref> Although named [[operating systems]], many of these services are application platforms. They mimic the user experience of desktop operating systems, offering features and applications similar to a PC environment, and are able to run within any modern browser. However, these so-called "operating systems" do not directly control the hardware on the client's computer. Numerous web-based application services appeared during the [[dot-com bubble]] of 1997–2001 and then vanished, having failed to gain a critical mass of customers.