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There already is a term for what the browser is becoming:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_environment

Why are people arguing? Instead of applications running on X or in bash, they run in the browser. No need for arguments, or redefining anything.

p.s. I actually came up with this term, and then googled it, and found out that it already existed :D




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