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- martrinex, on 07/08/2009, -6/+131Alternativaly you could just read the same post at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing ... and skip the speculation and crap in this article and its not spread across 4 advert ridden pages.
- MacParrot, on 07/08/2009, -5/+38Most people should be happy that Google is throwing their hat into the OS ring. For far too long it's been Apple vs Microsoft with Linux being the cool but not as user-friendly little brother. This is exactly what Linux needed, a well-funded, technologically smart company like Google to lead it out of the darkness.
Security will be an issue with nearly all the apps and documents stored in the cloud and exactly how well it will work when you don't have acess to the net is a question still to be answered, but why not welcome a third OS into the mix just to keep Apple and MS honest? - supakoopa, on 07/08/2009, -1/+25I think this list is a little too early. Honestly we don't know all that much about Chrome yet.
Also, four pages? - TranquilNight, on 07/09/2009, -2/+17Did you decide yet? C'mon, we all want to know!
- inkswamp, on 07/09/2009, -2/+16Stopped reading halfway through once I realized the author was close to jizzing himself and wasn't interested in providing much in the way of specifics. (I mean, come on... don't write this kind of article unless you have specifics, okay?) This seems to be a lot of buzzwords and hype right now and this author is getting carried away with it all. The response in this article to the security topic seems almost dismissive and about as non-specific as you can get. Seems to me that security is going to be the Achilles heel in this whole "cloud computing" paradigm and I refuse to get excited about any "cloud OS" until I have specifics about how that's going to be handled.
- supakoopa, on 07/08/2009, -4/+17Sorry for making a second post, my 5 minutes ran out.
I'm seeing a lot of news stories about how Chrome will "kill" Windows. That won't happen. It's about as likely as RC Cola buying out Coke-Cola. - cawfee, on 07/09/2009, -4/+17CTRL + F
"crysis"
Nothing? Okay:
But will it run Crysis? - TrevorPace, on 07/09/2009, -1/+13I can't tell if you are serious...
I hope not. - sparrowkc, on 07/09/2009, -3/+14This is all assuming that they ever finish the Linux version of the Chrome browser...
- JasonHaley, on 07/09/2009, -1/+11I hope Linux will be able to benefit from this.. even if it means getting better drivers from non-Linux friendly companies like Logitech.
- atruevoice, on 07/09/2009, -1/+11The amount of money Google can throw around dwarfs that of Red Hat and Novell combined.
- gcnaddict, on 07/09/2009, -4/+13I know one thing that's definite about Google throwing themselves into the OS game:
Microsoft now has a freebie pass for dealing with the EU. - KISSOLOGY, on 07/09/2009, -6/+15I'm excited. Hope its not delayed again and again and again. The nice thing is that unlike Linux it will get ALOT of mainstream coverage. Right from googles homepage should do the trick
- isunktheship, on 07/09/2009, -0/+9Martrinex, you saved the day!
- akchrs, on 07/09/2009, -4/+12In order to activate Google Chrome you should have to use a pirated Windows key.
- SquareWheel, on 07/09/2009, -1/+8I liked the part where you didn't explain why.
- mr5150, on 07/09/2009, -1/+8A linux community backed by the deep pockets of Google can't be a bad thing by any stretch of the imagination.
A company that will hopefully have clout in driver development and program integration.
It all sounds good and fuzzy at the moment...hope it continues! - venom8599, on 07/09/2009, -1/+8Because at its heart it will be running the Linux kernel.
- mithrasinvictus, on 07/09/2009, -2/+9Yes. A bootloader lets you select between (several) partitions to boot from. Every OS comes with one, some are better than others.
Microsofts bootloader does not like to play nice, so don't install windows last or it will replace the linux bootloader.
Alternatively, you can boot some linux distros from usb sticks, removable drives or even live-cd's.
Another option is to use Wubi, it will install ubuntu on the same partition as windows and lets you choose between the 2 when you boot.
http://wubi-installer.org/index.php - atruevoice, on 07/09/2009, -0/+6Yes, Linux IS just a kernel and Chrome OS will use it. I'm sure Google will offer up tons of patches for the kernel which will help all distros. All GNU/Linux distros can use and benefit from the code in Chrome OS. Also Google can put pressure on hardware vendors to open source their drivers.
- lemur, on 07/09/2009, -1/+7"This is exactly what Linux needed, a well-funded, technologically smart company"
Linux has heaps of those. Red Hat? Novell? - mrsteveman1, on 07/09/2009, -0/+6A windows port to ARM would be meaningless, Microsofts ONLY advantage is Win32 binary compatibility, and ARM would lose that. MAYBE they could get companies to recompile but it would be a mess.
- PhairOh, on 07/09/2009, -0/+6There are just so many things wrong with your post, I don't know where to begin...
Thus, I shall simply digg you down. - mrsteveman1, on 07/09/2009, -1/+7Not where i buy it.....the white stuff is still stuck to the can :)
- mrsteveman1, on 07/09/2009, -4/+9Why? Google isn't a major player in the browser or OS markets. Unless they try to use their search engine or apps (where they have at least substantial marketshare if not a true monopoly) to force people to use this new browser and os, i don't see any anti-trust or monopoly arguments.
Microsoft on the other hand routinely launchs new products and ties them to Windows, where they do have a monopoly, trying to kill competition in the process. - earthforce1, on 07/08/2009, -3/+8Even if Chrome OS failed, (Google has the smarts and power to take on Microsoft, so I wouldn't bet against them) it is still a win for Linux, since they will benefit from the development effort that goes into chrome. And MS isn't even attempting to port windows to the ARM platform.
- jasmus, on 07/09/2009, -0/+5Chrome OS will be Open Source AND based on a Linux kernel. This means it's pretty much another distribution of Linux.
A lot of people don't need more than a browser to use email, facebook, google docs and other service related websites, why not strip their OS back to nothing and let them run a browser?
From what I'm reading, this OS is going to be designed for nothing larger than a netbook. You wouldn't run this on a laptop or desktop PC (although a thin terminal may work well). - Mockylock, on 07/09/2009, -1/+6#11. Expect to hear about it every day for the rest of your Digg life.
- TecWorx, on 07/09/2009, -0/+5Noticed that ChuckDees was dug down a couple of times. Just because you don't know something and are looking for information you are punished? That's really stupid, doesn't make sense.
- IAMRaven, on 07/09/2009, -10/+15my relevant thoughts..
1) Google is an advertising agency, not a software vendor.
2) HTML is NOT a GUI framework.
3) Linux is already the worlds Open Source OS, so we don't need TWO OSes, to just split apart the industry.
4) Google only wants a browser so they can control not only your eyeballs but also control the thing that controls your eyeballs.
5) Next thing Google will do is write a 'brain replacement' for us all to think with. Google. Wake up, you are becoming Microsoft. You have seen the enemy and is it you. You stand before the abyss looking in.... and I say jump. - mkeydr, on 07/09/2009, -0/+5or make tons of their other products available for Linux instead of being Windows/Mac exclusive...
- ChuckDees, on 07/09/2009, -4/+8I know this will sound stupid to most people here.
But could you have two OS programs on the same computer and just choose which one loads every time you start your computer? - aabril, on 07/09/2009, -2/+6i read the original blog post this morning. reading this was a waste of my time
- Culyt, on 07/09/2009, -0/+4You aren't going to be able to play many games on a netbook no matter what OS you are running.
- hartley, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3Not to mention their newest version (Cloud) still is "coming soon". Does it really take over 7 months to build a stripped down ubuntu system with prism for apps and a simple dock?
- mrpunman, on 07/09/2009, -3/+6It's Coca Cola
- WickedKoala, on 07/09/2009, -3/+6How exactly will Chrome OS lead Linux out of darkness when it will be a direct competitor to Linux on the netbook platform?
- KISSOLOGY, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3Errr.. yeah poor semantics.
Unlike.. hundreds of other Linux distro's? - TrevorPace, on 07/09/2009, -1/+4How can an OS which uses the Linux kernel be bad for Linux? Do you mean Ubuntu? Because one is a subset of the other.
- falstaff, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3Only if you have SafeSearch turned on.
- dragossh, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2Between an OS that takes 2 minutes to load and an OS that takes 10 seconds, I'd choose the latter. In 2 minutes I could even finish what I was doing.
- Giggashrume, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2Shiny.
- ieatskunk, on 07/09/2009, -1/+3It will be in beta for 10 years and Google will collect all information and copies of all files you store in the OS.
- gcnaddict, on 07/09/2009, -1/+3How is Microsoft forcing people to use their services, exactly?
- protargol, on 07/09/2009, -1/+3How many articles can we have about Chrome OS? We all read the same announcement and there's a finite number of ways to interpret it. The release is official. There, that's all anyone really knows
- 7aji, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2someone tell this idiot to shut up. -_-
- TecWorx, on 07/09/2009, -1/+3I do agree with many of the posters, in that it is a good thing for a rich company to get into the Linux arena and put in the money to create a version of Linux that can be a universal version for everyone, rather than only have the fragmented choices we have now. I'm not putting down Ubuntu (I use it myself), RedHat or OpenSUSE and the other great distros out there. It's just that a universal version is required that can be distributed amongst the masses. Driver availability, software availability and ease of installation are the major issues. A good distro for the masses would encourage hardware vendors to make drivers, and third party software vendors to supply software. On the hardware side things are already very good, but they still need improvement. However, once you can get software like Photoshop, AutoCAD, Simply Accounting, video games etc. for Linux, then the gig is up for Microsoft. The major reason that people revert back to Windows is because such software is not available for Linux, or MAC for that matter. Compatibility layers are fun to tinker with, but not really a proper solution for average people on a daily basis. CrossOver has made fantastic inroads, but in reality software has to be written for the platform that you want to run it on in order to make sure it runs properly. There are no ifs or buts about that.
I am however a bit concerned about Google's involvement in the Linux market, as it will initially fragment the market even more. You will have large numbers of people moving towards their product in order to participate in development (hence a Chrome OS Linux community) seeing as these people will consider Google "the one" to beat Microsoft. Perhaps the holy grail they were looking for. Hey, maybe they can do it. I hope somebody can and will. This however further dilutes efforts, as they are again separated into another camp. I understand that everbody wants their own product with their name on it so that they can wave their team flag, but you ultimately have to consider that a combined effort amongst many groups can accomplish more at a faster pace. Canonical have accomplished a considerable amount in very few years. Why not team up with such a player and do some cross selling. "I scratch your back, you scratch mine." Personally speaking, I don't just want to see an effort that takes considerable market share from *****. I want to that criminal organization destroyed.
Hark, what's that I hear? Oh, it's the moronic, cool-aid drinking, numbnut, fanatic, ***** supporters coming to tell me off with their idiotic arguments which are based on fiction, hearsay, disinformation, misinformation, lack of technical knowledge, lack of common sense, brainwashing, etc., in order to tell me off in support of *****. Man, they are REALLY going to give it to a Linux / MAC fanboy ***** like me. Let's see, ***** has, hmmm..... more games. And.... oh, it works better; it's easier; there's a gazillion times more software; XP never crashes; Vista never crashes; it's more secure because you have firewalls, antivirus and antispyware programs available; well, I don't know what else right now. It's late, I'm tired. I'm sure they'll fill in the blanks and give me the verbal beating I clearly deserve.
Tomorrow I'm going to boot up Windows XP so that I can run updates for my antivirus, antispyware, firewall and Windows. Then I'm going to run a scan to clean out my registry. After that, I'm going to run a defrag. Lastly, I might use Acronis to back up an image; you know, just in case. I don't really feel like reinstalling XP and all my other software from scratch. It's kind of hard to constantly spend a couple of days putting everything back to way you like it. When all of that is done, I go back to Ubuntu and get some work done. - TecWorx, on 07/09/2009, -1/+3@IAMRaven
That's a great post! I just learned something new. "Semantec Web" and "browsed without HTML". Thanks a lot for sharing that. I wish more people would post intelligent comments and share information like that. Computing is based on knowledge and intelligence. Yet, many of the posts you see here stem from brain dead morons. - Smalldude76, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2What's with the outburst? KISSOLOGY didn't mention Ubuntu. Couldn't find a good enough place to rage?
- bochiman, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2We consider that Google Chrome OS will be a free alternative for Windows 7 in the near future (on netbooks or desktop computers) http://www.downloadtube.com/blog/2009/07/08/google ...
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