Hb_Kai Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 For those of you who didn't see my thread asking whether anyone had heard about the release of Chrome OS or who did not see the post made by Belatucadrus saying that it had been.I just found this on the BBC website. So it looks like it has been released but will only work on solid state hard drives.BBC News | Technology | Chrome OS releasedObviously, it's still in its early development stages but, what's the point of it?No desktop applications. Just a web browser. Your documents will be stored on Google's servers.What if you have no internet for a couple of days because your ISP is doing one of them "upgrading the lines" things they do or for whatever reason.And more importantly, will those using a limited bandwidth have to get a less-restricted package from their ISP to be able to use this operating system? I know it's not downloading as such but in some degrees, is just like streaming videos from Youtube.So far, the only good that I can see this operating system is bringing to anyone is that it's capable of booting in seven seconds.Anyone else agree?I expected more from Google... Is this their Vista period, only faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I'm with you on this.Google isn't the only one looking at cloud computing, Sun (Java & OpenOffice) are very active in this field.What I don't like in particular is that all of my data would be there on Google's or Sun's server ready to be poked around in by anyone who might want to (rogue employees, government agencies etc.) for any nefarious purpose you can imagine.OK, I appreciate that information on any computer is not sacrosanct but this seems to me to make it several steps easier to acquire.With the current UK government's reputation for prying into everyone's private affairs together with their record of the apparent absence of security measures in dealing with computer data it's a definite No No from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Pass thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I was looking forward to seeing the next best thing from Google next year. :(I'm more interested in finding out if this would benefit for the people using a limited bandwidth though. I may post a review of it once it has been downloaded if anyone is interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Google Chrome OS seems to made for computer users who don't want to get involved in selecting and installing their own applications but just want easy internet access plus a few other utilities. Read some criticisms here from International Business Times HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I think Chrome has an offline mode as well. I don't know why people make such a big deal out of having their docs stored on Google's servers. Most people have their emails store on some server somewhere , they don't seem to mind.The way I see it, quite a lot of people just use the computer for stuff that can be done with a browser : IM, web browsing, listening to music, viewing (and simple editing of) pictures etc. These people often have a difficulty understanding the concept of application , or file location. Example (this happens quite a lot) - my friend gets an email with a word doc, he opens it ,edits it and then can't find it (tip - it's in the browser's temp folder) . Worse, my friend can't even describe the problem, for him a document was just there on the screen and now it's not. Obviously people on this board don't have these kind of difficulties , but I know quite a lot of (intelligent) people that do. Chrome attempts to get rip of the application concept and the location concept. Everything can be done through the browser, nothing ever needs to be installed (some people find installing very difficult, even mysterious) . Done properly this can help more people take advantage of the internet. I think Google are on to something here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yes, only time will tell. As computers become more and more popular, there'll be more and more owners who don't want to be bothered learning a little bit about how to make the most effective use of them, how to maintain them, etc. If the Google Chrome OS concept catches on Microsoft will have to move fast to stay up with the new competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yes, only time will tell. As computers become more and more popular, there'll be more and more owners who don't want to be bothered learning a little bit about how to make the most effective use of them, how to maintain them, etc. If the Google Chrome OS concept catches on Microsoft will have to move fast to stay up with the new competition.Wasn't Microsoft researching into a project like this called Midori? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 For more about Midori see GIZMODO and SDTIMES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Sun Microsystems don't appear to have as large a publicity machine as some others.http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2009-03/sun....20090318.2.xml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalanbk Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Whatever it is but at least they started the new era of OpenSource OS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Sun Microsystems don't appear to have as large a publicity machine as some others.http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2009-03/sun....20090318.2.xmlYou mean Solaris? I don't think it's meant for normal family PC's, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 No, I don't necessarily mean Solaris. Have you looked at the link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 I couldn't because I was using my phone earlier. Have now.Looks interesting. But, the idea of internet-based computing still seems strange to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 the idea of internet-based computing still seems strange to me.- - and to me. I was just making the point the Google are far from having a monopoly on this idea when Mr Sun has had cloud computing around for many months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Sun Open Cloud Platform to Power Public and Private CloudsThis could be mistaken for "Birt speak", otherwise know as "crap" or "drivel". The purpose of language, as I understand it, is to convey information. The only way this can be understood is if you already know what is being talked about.....then there is no point in saying it. There seems to be a couple of omissions... "Client" and "Server".It seems to me that the Personal Computer is heading towards a Public Computer and the end product will be "Ve haf ze ways ov making you compute".It was a very sad day when Gates decided he wanted to be Master of the Universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dE_logics Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 So far, the only good that I can see this operating system is bringing to anyone is that it's capable of booting in seven seconds.You can do that with Ubuntu 10.04 and faster with Gentoo.It appears to be a Linux distribution by 'Google'...that's the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Phelps Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 The post is out dated but the Chrome OS enabled cr48 laptop from Google are given for free for beta testers. I guess chrome OS are not for common users but my be intended for corporate users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANEMAN Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Seems as though Chrome OS may be ditched in favour of Android.ANDROID TO TAKE OVER CHROME OSI have had Android up and running on XP by means of an emulator but it is very slow in that setup.(A lot slower than an Android phone, - but still interesting to do. :) )ANDROID EMULATOR DOWNLOADJohn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Since I don't use chrome, I have no recollection of the post referred to, other than that I glanced at it and had no further interest. As regards all these so called aps, again I have no interest. I have a cheap mobile phone which does nicely for phone calls when I am out and for texts. I have better things to do than spend hours on end playing games etc on a phone, and have no intention of keeping up with such things, which to me personally seem childish. You can be needlessly aggressive with some of your posts, and obviously are extremely self opinionated. I am quite happy to be left behind in this race to spend money on childish pastimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMTNT Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Since I don't use chrome, I have no recollection of the post referred to, other than that I glanced at it and had no further interest. As regards all these so called aps, again I have no interest. I have a cheap mobile phone which does nicely for phone calls when I am out and for texts. I have better things to do than spend hours on end playing games etc on a phone, and have no intention of keeping up with such things, which to me personally seem childish. You can be needlessly aggressive with some of your posts, and obviously are extremely self opinionated. I am quite happy to be left behind in this race to spend money on childish pastimes.Who you talking to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Since I don't use chrome, I have no recollection of the post referred to, other than that I glanced at it and had no further interest. As regards all these so called aps, again I have no interest. I have a cheap mobile phone which does nicely for phone calls when I am out and for texts. I have better things to do than spend hours on end playing games etc on a phone, and have no intention of keeping up with such things, which to me personally seem childish. You can be needlessly aggressive with some of your posts, and obviously are extremely self opinionated. I am quite happy to be left behind in this race to spend money on childish pastimes.Who you talking to?Maneman of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANEMAN Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Android is amongst the next generation of computing platforms.Chrome OS is not the same as the Google "Chrome Browser"Without the "Apps" (Applications) the Android operating system would be next to useless. They are the same as the apps that we use on our present operating systems. (You consider Acronis Childish ?)"I have better things to do than spend hours on end playing games etc on a phone"Me too. The guys post had nothing to do with playing games on a phone, but about the implications for software developers working on the Android platform.You have gone off on a tangent and completely misunderstood what the original post was all about./>http://forums.windowsforum.org/index.php?showtopic=47421Then to make matters worse you told the guy it was all Chinese to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANEMAN Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Andsome Said: You can be needlessly aggressive with some of your posts. Yeah, but it's only cos' I'm taking the medication, and I haven't stabbed anyone since my release.C'mon, a man has got to have some sort of release valve. and obviously are extremely self opinionated Spot on ! - -Wazzup !? - You dont enjoy a bit of rivalry in the self opinionated arena ? ;)I would have thought by now you would have known that I am just a "Wind up Merchant" andsome. :) I would however just like to say: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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