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I'm excited about Google entering in the OS game, but I'm feeling that like Android, Google may have a hard time getting a lot of excitement from non geek community.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/google-announces-chro
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http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/google-announces-chro
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Posted 8 months ago
ahem... 12:30am Eastern... You see, it actually happened in the future heh
Posted 8 months ago
Well, considering that the G1 is the 5th best selling smartphone in the US and it's only carried by the smallest major carrier in the US, I'd actually say it's doing pretty well for itself. Especially since it came onto the market nearly 2 years after the iPhone.
Posted 8 months ago
I am pretty excited to see what this OS looks like.
The more competition the better, it will help keep Apple and M$ on their toes.
The more competition the better, it will help keep Apple and M$ on their toes.
Posted 8 months ago
We don't even know what code Google is building this on. For all you know it could be another variant of Ubuntu :P
Posted 8 months ago
I totally agree. I don't even think most people will hear about it till they see a little netbook at best buy and they notice it doesn't have a windows sticker on it.
Posted 8 months ago
You have to remember that not as many people are as enthusiastic about a predominantly mobile platform (Android, which mostly focuses on smartphone OSes) as they would be for a more versatile platform like Chrome will be.
The market for smartphones is much smaller than the market for PCs, after all. I think Google will have quite a bit of success on its hands.
The market for smartphones is much smaller than the market for PCs, after all. I think Google will have quite a bit of success on its hands.
Posted 8 months ago
Yes totally agree. What's more interesting is that Google has built Chrome OS in mind for x86 AND ARM processors, which makes it much more universal than any other operating system that it'll go up against, so now all those manufacturers producing Android netbooks/smartbooks/MIDs are going to flock to Chrome OS rather than Android, but we shall see. We've got another year and a half until it's expected release in 2010. Best of all this is going to be Open Source, but I'm hoping Google doesn't approach it's licensing in the same way as it has done for Android and allow for less strict Google application support.
Posted 8 months ago
Totally agree, we will be able to see these sexy tegra based netbooks/smartbooks running the OS, While still supporting all the existing arm and intel chipsets.
Posted 8 months ago
I'm certainly interested in what Google has planned, if for nothing more than giving netbooks a sexier OS option than Windows XP, without all the heft.
Posted 8 months ago
Netbook space is wide open for Google at this point. It's pretty much anybody's game to come in there and sweep things -- but Google must also know that netbooks, as a category, aren't a powerful segment of the market. This is a toe-dip into the OS space, and Microsoft and Apple should really start thinking about how to best respond.
Likewise, Google should think about how to leverage desktop apps as well. As the iPhone taught us, web apps as your only apps is just not going to work -- and Apple's biggest success to date in the mobile space (besides the phone itself) has arguably been its app ecosystem.
Likewise, Google should think about how to leverage desktop apps as well. As the iPhone taught us, web apps as your only apps is just not going to work -- and Apple's biggest success to date in the mobile space (besides the phone itself) has arguably been its app ecosystem.
Posted 8 months ago
Isn't the whole point of netbooks is that people want just enough computer to shop on the web and check email.? So why all the talk about "web apps as your only apps is just not going to work "? My 3 year old MacBook has more memory and faster CPU than the most recent netbooks. I think some people are buying netbooks because they are cheap and they can't afford anything else. But ... they were not designed to be cheaper versions of laptops because they are no where close to being as powerful and NO ONE can stare at a 8inch screen for more than 15 minutes without going blind.
Posted 8 months ago
I think the focus on netbooks is misplaced. Netbooks are but one of many low cost PC segments that current OS makers aren't really serving.
Windows is expensive unless device makers are willing to conform to Microsoft's arbitrary and limiting netbook standards. When you get down to sub $500 PC's, be they netbooks or simply low cost laptops/desktops, a significant portion of the cost is either going towards the OS. Essentially most users are paying for far more OS than they need with Windows (which is why so many people, businesses included, have stuck with XP, or even Win 2000). OSX is certainly cheaper at retail than Windows. However you're limited to Apple hardware, and Apple just doesn't do low end hardware. So again a lot of people are in a situation of paying for more PC than they need.
The only real alternative for people who want a low cost, lightweight computing platform (the vast majority of users in my opinion) is Linux. Unfortunately user-friendly and Linux are simply two words that do not go together.
So I think that there's a lot of room for Google at the low end beyond simply netbooks.
Windows is expensive unless device makers are willing to conform to Microsoft's arbitrary and limiting netbook standards. When you get down to sub $500 PC's, be they netbooks or simply low cost laptops/desktops, a significant portion of the cost is either going towards the OS. Essentially most users are paying for far more OS than they need with Windows (which is why so many people, businesses included, have stuck with XP, or even Win 2000). OSX is certainly cheaper at retail than Windows. However you're limited to Apple hardware, and Apple just doesn't do low end hardware. So again a lot of people are in a situation of paying for more PC than they need.
The only real alternative for people who want a low cost, lightweight computing platform (the vast majority of users in my opinion) is Linux. Unfortunately user-friendly and Linux are simply two words that do not go together.
So I think that there's a lot of room for Google at the low end beyond simply netbooks.
Posted 8 months ago
This is a great place to start, IMO. If it boots fast, is lightweight, and has a terrific browsing experience then it should be a very nice netbook OS. The thing that confuses me is that they are announcing it now and it will ship in the later part of 2010. That is a very long time.
Posted 8 months ago
It'll be interesting to see what happens. If nothing else, competition is good for consumers, and hopefully it'll push Windows to continue improving.
Posted 8 months ago
Google battle with Microsoft had just escalated on the netbooks front for sure.
Will be interesting to see what happen from here on.
Will be interesting to see what happen from here on.
Posted 8 months ago
This is going to be so interesting. I am pumped. Anywhere from Netbooks to full size desktops? I want to know what developers will do and what languages will be used.
Posted 8 months ago
I think that the addition of a new mainstream platform is awesome, however why not just move to planet Google...
Posted 8 months ago
This is gonna be an awesome ride *grabs the closest netbook-seat, buckles himself in next to Google*
Posted 8 months ago
I think Google has such mindshare that it will do well. You ask people what browser they use, they say Google, you ask then to search for something, they think Google to them selves. I think it was collage Humor that did the comedy routine "Bing, the new way to Google" LOL.
Google has such a reputation for everything they do working well, I think it will take off. Except that it will be in Beta for five years ;)
Google has such a reputation for everything they do working well, I think it will take off. Except that it will be in Beta for five years ;)
Posted 8 months ago
I am looking forward to it, but then again I really enjoy beta tested OSes. Honestly though it sounds like a modified version of Ubuntu netbook edition or something. If the "web apps" will run inside the OS itself it will probably be based around the entire W3C standards but in such a modified way that your desktop would be the "source" code. Possibly based a bit on JavaScript for higher functions. Anyone else have any thoughts onto functions or what they are planning? Too me it seems that would be the only way to make sure the apps would run all OSes without need of different coded software in each case.
Posted 8 months ago
I don't think Chrome OS will offer anything more than Linux already can. But what it does have is the Google backing. Something neither Linux distro has. I'm not sure if they are going to build this OS from bottom up, or will it be a striped down Linux.
But they do say this is for people on the web. So it will be mainly integrated with Google apps. Probably not much support for other things.
But they do say this is for people on the web. So it will be mainly integrated with Google apps. Probably not much support for other things.
Posted 8 months ago
My understanding is that its going to be a "windowing system" ontop of a linux kernal. It will almost have to be at least based around a Linux structure like that. True they COULD design it from the ground up but there would be almost no benefit too spending extra resources towards developing the kernel when Linux is there and free unless they want to do something a bit more advanced or specialized.
Posted 8 months ago
I already have one of my laptops running Ubuntu and am quite satisfied with it. It is configured with Firefox Gear to interface with GMail, GCalendar and Google Docs. I can't imagine what additional advantage(s) will the new Google Chrome OS offer that Ubuntu 9.04 doesn't. BTW, the Ubuntu laptop does boot up under 30 sec and is it running on an old Intel Centrino (not Core 2 Duo, just single core old Pentinum-M) with 768M of RAM.
Posted 8 months ago
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Need to do more reading, but I'm really excited about this.
Posted 8 months ago