Google Chrome... Operating System?

Captain Justice · July 11, 2009, 02:40:35 PM

^search overload

Lotos · July 11, 2009, 03:29:30 PM

Quote from: Ryu on July 11, 2009, 02:37:40 PM
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I don't think they need to worry...

I lol'd so hard at that :D

I just heard about this today. I might want to try it out if it is free or at least cheap.

L10 · July 11, 2009, 04:59:04 PM

Quote from: Lotos on July 11, 2009, 03:29:30 PM
I lol'd so hard at that :D

I just heard about this today. I might want to try it out if it is free or at least cheap.

Open Source = Free

:x

bluaki · July 11, 2009, 05:41:13 PM

Just a few of my notes on this blog post:

QuoteThe software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.

This is just a Linux kernel. Google is making its own Window System, different from Gnome, KDE, Xfce, or whatever else is out there.

QuoteFor application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.

The OS will have more focus on "web technologies" for apps; rather than mainly focusing on compiled programs from C, C++, etc., we'll see things like uncompiled AJAX running as standalone programs.
If I'm not mistaken, "web technologies" tend to be resource hogs in comparison to compliled desktop programs, so I don't see that as being so good.

QuotePeople want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files. Even more importantly, they don't want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates.

Fast boot time. Lots of drivers.
The backing up files bit sounds like they'll have... remote backup of personal files? If I say so myself, that doesn't sound like the best privacy around. It'll probably be limited to your /home directory.
It also sounds like they won't release many software updates at all.

In my opinion, if Google wants to rule the Internet so much, they should instead put all this effort in trying to make a better, free, and open-source alternative to Adobe Flash. With YouTube in their grasp, it wouldn't be a hard thing to promote.

Kilroy · July 11, 2009, 06:14:40 PM

Quote from: Bluaki on July 11, 2009, 05:41:13 PMIn my opinion, if Google wants to rule the Internet so much, they should instead put all this effort in trying to make a better, free, and open-source alternative to Adobe Flash. With YouTube in their grasp, it wouldn't be a hard thing to promote.

Now THAT'S the way to take over the Internet.

L10 · July 11, 2009, 06:32:13 PM

Nonononono, Google is going to take over more than the internet, they're going to take over the world.

Wabba · July 12, 2009, 02:03:03 AM

Google will become self aware and kill us all.

JrDude · July 12, 2009, 02:20:33 AM

Quote from: Kilroy has a cheap suit on July 10, 2009, 11:01:32 AM
Useless for now.

But, one day, mark my words, Google will rule the world.

Naaaaaaw, you're thinking of Wal-Mart.

Lotos · July 12, 2009, 11:47:11 AM

Quote from: Ryu on July 11, 2009, 04:59:04 PM
Open Source = Free

:x

Oh, I didn't catch that part (^^;