1. A system comprising: an application server running on a first computer that serves a web based application to a container application on a second computer, wherein the second computer includes an interrupt service provided by an operating system and accessible to the web based application that registers an interrupt call back with the container application and wherein the container application registers a container call back with an interrupt handler included the interrupt service such that an interrupt is redirected through the container application to the web based application, wherein the web based application runs inside the container application without being installed to become part of the container application, wherein the web based application uses the interrupt service to obtain access to at least one system resource of the second computer, wherein a startup module launches the container application, wherein the launched container application, in response to receipt of the web based application from the application server, launches the web based application, wherein the container application maintains a meta UI area displayed on the second computer, and wherein the web based application alters or controls the meta UI area.