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- rebolyte, on 07/08/2009, -39/+643Scary. It will probably be amazing, but scary. Google's dominion grows.
- foltaggio, on 07/08/2009, -11/+578Google's on a roll! First Gmail leaves beta, and now a Google OS?
- bobsil1, on 07/08/2009, -21/+423Hey look, another Linux distro.
- MattJF317, on 07/08/2009, -16/+352A fast, lightweight operating system based on Linux, designed specifically with internet use in mind, most likely to include Quicksilver functionality natively? Yes, please.
I, for one, welcome our Google overlords. - holyskeleton, on 07/08/2009, -10/+308"However, the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web."
OH SNAP - abhiroop, on 07/08/2009, -13/+245Right now I totally agree with the google philosophy in that most of what I do is on the web. Indeed it is only when I DO NOT have an internet connection do I realise how useless my computer is.
The only things I do off the web include: write documents, watch videos and listen to music. All three of which are simple enough that they could be done within any simple OS.
However, the problem I envision is that the Google Chrome OS will need to be able to allow choice. While google does not pro-actively restrict other browsers or apps, it would be unfortunate if say openoffice could not be installed on their Google Chrome OS.
On the other hand what they envision is a highly streamlined OS. This may mean that a lot of apps that are potentially buggy or malware ridden would not be easily installable. So, they would either have to implement some sort of vetting process (i.e. what Apple do with iPhone apps) or simply create a water-tight os and allow developers to create their own apps (i.e. what google already do with Android).
Speaking of Android, while they have given justification for why they have created a new OS (in addition to Android), it is still unclear how this will be any different.
In any case I am looking forward to trying out Google OS!!! Although I do wish they would port Google Chrome to Ubuntu first! - Eriksrocks, on 07/08/2009, -7/+189Please don't ***** this up Google.
- dn11, on 07/08/2009, -10/+187... backed by Google. That kind of makes a difference. And the fact that they are using Linux should be encouraging to the open source community - Google could go much further than Canonical in helping to mainstream Linux.
- gamebittk, on 07/08/2009, -7/+136People are already sold by the "Powered by Google" on Android phones. Google is in a perfect position for an all-around OS.
- nitinsatish, on 07/08/2009, -7/+125I would have loved a better name for the OS.
- generalalcazar, on 07/08/2009, -20/+136That is the saddest thing I have read all day.
- AndrewLeon, on 07/08/2009, -12/+104This is Big.
- yocouchdigga, on 07/08/2009, -1/+90after Androids release, you'd have to be pretty dense to not see this coming.
- cloud3, on 07/08/2009, -5/+84way back in the 1990s Andressen said that Netscape technology would relegate Microsoft's OS to being "a mundane collection of not entirely debugged device drivers." Turns out he was just wrong about the Netscape part.
- Tanktunker, on 07/08/2009, -5/+80Gmail left beta?
And what's all this about a google OS? - dn11, on 07/08/2009, -1/+69not sure why it is "scary". it's just a Linux distro designed to run google apps - which people have been talking about forever. google apps can do a lot - but not everything. there's a market for such an OS for certain people for certain functions - but it doesn't replace all the other windows or OS X apps, yet
- brain3000us, on 07/08/2009, -6/+73Google to help control phones, Google to help control our Web Experience, Google to help control our common applications, and now Google to help control our PCs.....
James Cameron had it wrong. It wasn't going to be called Skynet, it was going to be called Google. - nshady, on 07/08/2009, -6/+73No doubt codenamed Skynet.
- bigplrbear, on 07/08/2009, -7/+72This is the year of the Google desktop!
- dn11, on 07/08/2009, -1/+65well, I've got to admit... suddenly the Chrome logo does look a whole lot more like some all knowing AI staring at me, and silently judging me.
- ChiaGod, on 07/08/2009, -1/+64While they haven't said much about the windowing system, but one thing we do know: Drivers written for Chrome OS will be written for the Linux Kernel, thus benefiting all Linux distros!
So yeah, another distro... but it helps the collective! - Jektal, on 07/08/2009, -1/+64Google Labs ADvanced Operating System
Go ahead... Acronym-ize it. - Rodik, on 07/08/2009, -0/+57.... Boy, that escalated quickly.
- jave8u, on 07/08/2009, -0/+56Well Gmail left beta! And there's a Google OS!
- TheDatabit, on 07/08/2009, -3/+53I want this to happen. I want it bad. But...
1. Isn't this what Crunchpad is? (different browser)
2. Um. They haven't even released a full version of Chrome for Linux yet and they think they can build a whole GUI layer for it by next year? I hope they build something instead of X. I love Linux but X just needs to be scrapped. - BaldMonkey, on 07/08/2009, -1/+51Its based on Linux
- Rodik, on 07/08/2009, -7/+55I for one... already welcomed our corporate overlords.... a long time ago.
- shalinshaun, on 07/08/2009, -6/+51Google Chrome OS beta! I was wondering why Gmail was out of beta.. Now i get the point!
- gamersedge, on 07/08/2009, -50/+94About time.
- jmcneilly, on 07/08/2009, -8/+51I think I just heard a collective sphincter-clenching coming from Redmond...
- vizerei, on 07/08/2009, -15/+57Google, ***** Yeah!
- GorfTron, on 07/08/2009, -4/+44Synthetic sperm and a google OS. Are we doomed or saved?
- LiquidIse, on 07/08/2009, -3/+43and are used on machines who run processors faster than an intel Atom
"OH SNAP"
really now, this is meant to be a netbook os competing against fullscale OS's with massive functionality cores. This isn't meant to be a competing os to windows and mac in any production sense. This is meant to be a lightweight OS for systems that simply dont need all the functionality of a bigger and more robust OS. - shank2001, on 07/08/2009, -11/+48Flash is overrated. I cant wait for flash to die a horrible death. The future will be much better without it.
- 2geeksinapod, on 07/08/2009, -6/+42Like Mojave!
- flamesrule, on 07/08/2009, -11/+47This is sick, and a good sick, not the "Canadian guy goes down on his sister in a park" sick.
- twiztidsinz, on 07/08/2009, -0/+34One's official (googleblog.blogspot.com).. one's not (googlesystem.blogspot.com).
Gee.. I wonder why the official was the first to 'break' the story. - friday04, on 07/08/2009, -0/+33Everybody talks about MS should be scared of Apple, MS should be scared of Linux, MS should be scared of...whatever. Truth is, MS should be scared of Google. Google is competing on MS's own turf.
Apple is Apple. Either you agree with the vertically-integrated approach or you don't. But they are their own game.
Google, with Android, Chrome, and now Chrome OS is going after everything that made MS an empire. Apple is the least of MS's problems right now. Linux is not even a threat unless you count this new OS by Google. I think that MS knew what was up about 6 or 7 years ago but they just couldn't stop it.
Now we minions have to wonder...is "do no evil" the corporate march of Google forever? Or is it the march of current leadership? Because if the info they gather falls into the wrong hands... - mrsack, on 07/08/2009, -1/+34Now if they just finally announce the Gdrive it will be uber Google week
- pixelate, on 07/08/2009, -0/+33Google OS won't take over on desktops and laptops that need to get resource-intensive work done, but it's going to be an extremely attractive choice for netbooks and laptops that are intended for quick web access and light tasks.
If you think the above describes only 1% of Microsoft's target market ("desktop" is a less meaningful distinction these days), you're crazy. - Rodik, on 07/08/2009, -5/+36dude... i don't think they spent "considerable amount of resources".
it's based on linux. it's not that hard of a work. - MasterEvilAce, on 07/08/2009, -2/+32Microsoft calls foul on Google for bundling Chrome with their new OS.
- yuanzhoulu, on 07/08/2009, -2/+31i want to know when Google will enter the pizza industry
- suntzusputnik, on 07/08/2009, -0/+29OGLE
- mattyx, on 07/08/2009, -1/+28Uh, the dev version of Chrome for Linux is already out. No Flash yet, but it works.
- BionicApple, on 07/08/2009, -3/+27What is going on with software this week?
Next thing you know Sony might release flawless backwards compatibility for the PS1 and PS2 in all PS3's.
Oh crap, I hope I didn't jinx it. - thejackyl, on 07/08/2009, -1/+25I can feel it...comin' in the air tonight...
oh lawd - zer0mass, on 07/08/2009, -0/+23"Mac OS is also linux-based."
BSD based. - mathew_bug, on 07/08/2009, -1/+23That's what she said.
- abhiroop, on 07/08/2009, -3/+25Try Chromium
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