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Google Chrome OS and Google in general.
Im guessing this isnt exactly "hot off the presses" type news here, but Google will be releasing an operating system in the near future. Chrome OS will be a light, fast system built to appeal to people spend much of their time on the web. From the videos I have seen it is designed to look like the Chrome browser, and they are pushing the idea that it will be fast as hell.
Here is the OS homepage, Here is it's wiki entry, and here is a quick demo of how the system works.
As well as disscussing this, I was hopinh to get conversation started about just how big Google is, and whether or not their size is a good thing. The company has their hand in just about every dish related to the internet and computers. According to this page, which I just found and know little about the company is worth 153.4 billion dollars. Not to mention the fact that much of the data they handle is personal info pertaining to individuals. The companies moto is "Don't be evil" and as of yet it would seem as though it is run by programmers and nerds by and large, but should any company get this big? Or is it just bad news waiting to happen?
Here is the OS homepage, Here is it's wiki entry, and here is a quick demo of how the system works.
As well as disscussing this, I was hopinh to get conversation started about just how big Google is, and whether or not their size is a good thing. The company has their hand in just about every dish related to the internet and computers. According to this page, which I just found and know little about the company is worth 153.4 billion dollars. Not to mention the fact that much of the data they handle is personal info pertaining to individuals. The companies moto is "Don't be evil" and as of yet it would seem as though it is run by programmers and nerds by and large, but should any company get this big? Or is it just bad news waiting to happen?
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Originally Posted by Alan
When this comes out, I will totally put it in my notebook. Just see how handful it is, how easy and how fast you can run it, a totally easy environment with 0 complexity. Of course it is not for gaming nor any other hard software that would be normally used on another OS, hence why the notebook.
I'm loving the idea so far, I wouldn't really mind about the open files thing, since I would only use it for quick browsing, reading books or even for Skype. I can already see myself in bed reading a book with Chrome OS and my notebook. :P
yeah, from what I can see this is basically a glorified mobile OS for netbooks and the like. Similar to how iPads work I would imagine, but probably with more functionality.
And as far as google keeping track of where you surf, it's all for advertising and probably has very little to do with knowing where any given individual ends up on the internet. What I was going for was more how Google has services for just about everything computer related. It really is staggering to look at the list of what all google, the company, does and the companies they have acquired. Also it is important to note that I obviously trust them enough, since I use their products all the effing time.
Last edited by deady; Dec 26, 2010 at 05:59 AM.
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Originally Posted by Gorman
GOS is a great shift. I have looked in to cloud OS' before, and they seemed nice, but I think GOS is a better way of doing it.
What have you got against programmers and nerds?
Why do you think they are evil?
No, you misread me :P I was saying programmers and nerds are typically not evil when compared to the business types usually associated with running corporations. I probably worded it kinda weird. Should have used a "but" where I used an "and it would seem..."
Also I have no clue what cloud computing is yet, but I know Chrome OS uses it. One of those things I need to read up on. And for the people saying it doesn't do much, it really isn't meant to be a full fledged browser that can compete with Windows or Mac OS. It's designed for Netbooks and other portable, mostly internet centered hardware.
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