Does OS still stand for operating system or does it have a different meaning in this context? If it's the former, I'm really confused about the usage in this context because I always assumed it was a strict computer science/engineering term. Are there other examples of computer science-y terms being used in a new context?
[0]: https://www.lendis.io/en/ [1]: https://payever.co.uk/jobs/history (at the bottom)
Of course people want to sell themselves as an early Microsoft or Apple to investors. But it really is an abuse of language.
Stay away from companies claiming they've built an OS unless they're actually building an OS.
Does it manage computer hardware resources and run programs? If not, the product is not an operating system.
"Lendis - the operating system for hybrid work".
You could replace 'operating system' with a better buzzwords:
"Lendis - the ecosystem for hybrid work"
"Lendis - the customer journey for hybrid work"
"Lendis - the digital transformation for hybrid work"
"Lendis - the omnichannel for hybrid work"
"Lendis - the paradigm shift for hybrid work"
Another example I noticed: Railway.app, a startup in the infrastructure deployment platform/management space, said in a recent job posting [1]
> Our goal is to make developers orders of magnitude more efficient by becoming the operating system for modern development.
[1] https://railway.app/careers/developer-relations