Google OS - for free
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/08/google_operating_system/
Don't get that excited - linux + browser isn't exactly revolutionary.
Don't get that excited - linux + browser isn't exactly revolutionary.
GreNME
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Every year since about 2003 or 2004. As of the current announcement, it looks like they've foregone trying to build an OS from the ground up and are instead creating a Linux front-end. I expect it'll be similar in nature to the XO from the OLPC project (which I have at home).
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CNN has a story on it today. They say it will be 1st be targeted as a netbook OS.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/08/technology/google_chrome/index.htm?postversion=2009070807
http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/08/technology/google_chrome/index.htm?postversion=2009070807
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Do you have some inside info that says their own windowing system will not be compatible?
realpaladin
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Try Android SDK.
Er, no, but seeing as its their own windowing system made for Android, it's probably reasonable to suspect that they didn't just reimplement X11.
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This is true, but I wouldn't rule it out completely. My guess is that they'll go a similar route that OLPC has gone, and while using (most of) X11, they'll replace it with their own front-end.
Have to give Googles marketing department credit getting headlines everywhere for a product that will never reach 1 percent market share. What OEM is going to invest heavy in this product when for 10 bucks more they can get a Windows 7 license that will actually be cheaper when accounting for return rates and support.
Sure, Google's products are "free" in the sense that you don't pay out of pocket for them.
All they ask is you give up your identity, personal tastes, social networks, marketing information and contact information to them, their affiliates and their friendly datacenters.
Forever. Until the day you die.
All they ask is you give up your identity, personal tastes, social networks, marketing information and contact information to them, their affiliates and their friendly datacenters.
Forever. Until the day you die.
I dont mean to get OT but I have a G1.
It runs android.
All the WINMO haters love to rave about how great the Android OS is for the g1.
Well bottom line is that it has problems too!
Watch all the windows haters will rave about how great google PC OS is and it will probably have issues just like every OS does.
It runs android.
All the WINMO haters love to rave about how great the Android OS is for the g1.
Well bottom line is that it has problems too!
Watch all the windows haters will rave about how great google PC OS is and it will probably have issues just like every OS does.
jeremyp
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You do realise that Google's customers are the people who place advertisements with them.
Those of us who use Google's technology are the product. Saying "hey look Google is giving us something for free" is the same as pigs saying "hey look, the farmer is feeding us for free" except that our fate will probably not be as extreme as being bacon sandwiches.
ChromeO/S isn't going to be based on Android so who knows what it's going to run like
"Google has already developed an open-source operating system called Android that is used in mobile phones. The software is also being built into netbooks by several manufacturers.
But Google has not encouraged netbook makers to use Android. The company appears to be positioning Chrome OS as its preferred operating system for netbooks, though it said competition between the two systems would likely drive innovation.
“It makes total sense,” Mr. Augustin said. “Android wasn’t really meant for netbooks.” "
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/companies/08operate.html?_r=2&hp
"Google has already developed an open-source operating system called Android that is used in mobile phones. The software is also being built into netbooks by several manufacturers.
But Google has not encouraged netbook makers to use Android. The company appears to be positioning Chrome OS as its preferred operating system for netbooks, though it said competition between the two systems would likely drive innovation.
“It makes total sense,” Mr. Augustin said. “Android wasn’t really meant for netbooks.” "
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/companies/08operate.html?_r=2&hp
I don't think so. I believe they're using their own windowing system, originally developed for Android. It's not just a window manager/desktop environment running on top of X, it's completely separate.
Not that it matters much, since all they seem to care about is making a light-weight OS that runs a web browser and not much else.
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Yes...? I don't see where I claimed it was the same product, only that they are taking with them the windowing system from Android.
Android is a very closed OS for small devices and only runs Java applets. It makes sense that you don't want that on a computer.
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I am confused because I have yet to see where Google said it is the android windowing system. Can you cite that?
I was under the impression that much like gnome or kde they're going to use the x11 libs with their own window manager, but not that it is the windowing system Android uses.
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http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html
I'm sure you could interpret that in several ways, but I read it to mean more than just a new window manager, and since they've already got the technology from Android, why would they be reinventing their own wheel?
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Where is that stated to be the android windowing system?