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- Will Chrome netbooks really be competitive?
- Too crippledBoth Windows and Linux netbooks offer much more functionality and flexibility than the Google Dumb Terminal.No thanks...Google is going to have to start heavily marketing thisfor this to even have a chance. And that marketing strategy had better convince a distrusting public why they should trust both the cloud...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, Chrome OS, netbook, Chrome, operating system, Google Inc., Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Acer announces first Google Chrome OS netbook
- ChromeOS as dual-boot optionAlthough not Google's plan, I think ChromeOS would be a great dual-boot option, for existing Windows & Ubuntu netbooks.When you want an instant on, fast, secure & no maintenance OS, for internet access, boot into ChromeOS. When you need a specific desktop application, boot into Windows or...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Google Inc., Google Chrome, Acer Inc., netbook, ChromeOS, Ubuntu Netbooks, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Acer announces first Google Chrome OS netbook
- Acer has nabbed the bragging rights to being the first to produce a Google Chrome OS-powered netbook, to be released some time next year. by Rachel King
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Acer Inc., Google Chrome, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?
- Benefits of the ChromeOS approachOne of the features of HTML5, that commentors on other posts seem to forget, is that HTML5 web apps can be "installed" in app cache, for offline use (Google "HTML5 manifest").If web apps can be used offline AND made to perform like desktop apps, with web...
- Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Desktops, NOW IT, HTML5, operating system, Chrome OS, Does Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-28
- The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?
- You can't be a good consultant if you can't even mention MSIf you really think MS is irrelevant in cloud computing then you have some serious bias issues to work out.The fact that throughout your entire blog you can't even get yourself to mention MS or Azure even once is...
- Tags: Virtualization, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, cloud computing battleground, Microsoft Corp., cloud computing, Azure, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance
- Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...
- Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, ChromeOS, security, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge
- The concept makes a lot of senseIf you want access to your data everywhere and on every device, having a single platform may be the only way to go. Seamless ubiquity is the dream I guess, if you, the user, does not lose control. How they will be able to...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, Google Android, Sergey Brin
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Chrome OS: More questions than answers?
- And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- A Chrome OS Video Tour
- Microsoft: Watch Out, We're Coming to Getcha!Open Source is like water, you can't stop it.Bwahahahahahhhhhhhhhh................Man this OS is a POS.There is nothing this OS can do that I can't do already with Windows 7. It looks like a piece of crap and I really wanted to give Google the...
- Tags: Operating systems, INTERNET, NaCl, Chrome, Chrome OS, Chrome OS Video Tour, operating system, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...
- Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- I'm not one of those ready to write Windows an RIP certificate now that Google has finally taken some of the wraps off its Chrome OS. In fact, after reading through industry watchers' questions and Google's answers about it, I'm thinking that Chrome OS may not look quite so appealing...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Google Chrome OS has arrived as free VMWare download
- Somebody will make it available in a more public area, I'm sure.Being that it's open source, somebody's going to make it available in a more public area, I'm sure. I'll wait until then.RE: Google Chrome OS has arrived as free VMWare downloadthat's not the real release... that's a linux based...
- Tags: Virtualization, Operating systems, VMware Inc., Chrome, operating system, Google Chrome OS, Google Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux
- After yesterday's Google Chrome OS announcement I've had a little time to think about Google's vision for the OS and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Desktops, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Google Chrome OS has arrived as free VMWare download
- Just awhile ago, news reports were popping up with sneak peak videos and details about the much-awaited, upcoming Google Chrome OS release. But as of a few hours ago, it looks like we can sample it for ourselves. by Rachel King
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, VMware Inc., Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Virtualization, Marketing, Software, Hardware, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- News to know: Google Chrome OS; Dell; AOL; Microsoft
- Google's Chrome OS from security to Web apps, Dreamforce wrap, AOL, Dell, and government IT lead today's headlines. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., America Online Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Government, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money
- SilverLight draws circles around Google's gimmickCompare SL's demo w/ that of ChromeOS and see it for yourself the truth: The former completely owns the latter.RE: Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their moneyWhat kool aid are you drinking? NOTHING is secure, and Google wants to take over everything....
- Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Ford Motor Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)
- Easy to see why Google wants thisAll roads lead to Google and advertizing.RE: Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)Aouch!! what is this crap os is??? Bad Bad Bad idea!!!RE: Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)NO thanks. I am not in Kindergarten.RE: Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)I think it...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, netbook, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system, Gallery, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Gallery: Chrome OS revealed
- Google is releasing its first official look at its upcoming operating system - Google OS. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Operating Systems, Software, Google OS, Andy Smith
- Image galleries 2009-11-19
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