What problem is Google attempting to solve with the Chrome OS? A lot of talk about 7 sec boot up time -- is that all? I don't really see a lot of other advantage? It seems to me they are taking a lot away for not much gain. Am I just thick?
So you get a seven second boot time but get to do nothing offline at all in exchange - thats not a good deal. They should have all that too to win. I am sure thay have something in mind.
- Gaurav Bansode
Brian: No, you just haven't been infected by Google Fever (this is a compliment). Chrome OS is actually a step BACKWARD for the most part as it's even less flexible than regular Linux, Windows or Mac. Android was and continues to be revolutionary. Chrome OS will be an academic curiosity at most.
- LANjackal
@lanjackal agree that it is a step backwards. I think chrome os will segregate the pc market again into noobs and nerds ;) when ur needs are limited to what u do on the cloud, it is not a bad idea. ( and except for things like Photoshop or video encoding or soft dev, most of it can be done or have alternatives on the web)
- Shivanand Velmurugan
from Alert Thingy
So the consensus so far is that other than than the fast boot up plan (and the simplification of use) there is no other advantage?
- Brian Sullivan
On this end, yes. Among the Google Zealots, not so much
- LANjackal
from IM
"Google’s new playable music search feature was just a hint at the future of Google’s musical ambitions, if its new concept demonstration video of next year’s Chrome OS netbooks — featuring an embedded Lala music playback app — is any indication [...]"
- Guilherme da Rosa
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- LANjackal
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"Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU) says it plans to invest in new social games for both the iPhone and Android, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) shut down mobile service Yahoo Go, and will be building apps for smartphones running Android as well. Publishers like CBS (NYSE: CBS) have also recently launched Android apps, signaling a gradual shift toward the platform, not away from it."
- LANjackal
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"Pundits want to make Chrome OS a Google vs. Microsoft thing, but it does not have to be that way. Chrome OS may give Microsoft a way out of some of its problems--like how to move to a cloud-based computing model--at the same time it helps level the playing field between the two rivals."
- LANjackal
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Google Chrome OS Webcast continues... Google is not supporting hard drives - only solid state disks - end of 2010 they want to be on the market. Netbooks are the key market...
They said it twice in the preso, they will 'only support ssd drives' [excluding conventional hdd's = (E)IDE/SATA/SCSI-drives] - My guess is, this is pr-lingo for "the netbooks/devices with the Chrome OS logo have to apply to this". The video should be up but is still missing on their blog: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009...
- Alex 'BuckyBit' Covic
Google Chrome OS webcast Direct link to open in your media player: mms://a1775.l3402457774.c34024.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1775/34024/v0001/reflector:57774
Any idiot tech journo who credits Google for re-inventing Knoppix Live-CD or equal GNU/Linux Live CD/DVDs that fit on a thumb-drive today, will be visited by me and kicked in the butt for real!
Sorry everybody for the group flooding amount of posts. I thought it would be ok to see it in real time - while you might not be able to watch it. You can block me, but I've stopped now.
- Alex 'BuckyBit' Covic
I think it was perfect, as I'm working and can't yet take time to see the footage. Thanks again M. Covic. \o,
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
"The inability to recognize the new smartphone audience is another one of Microsoft’s flaws, Rubin said. Microsoft’s mobile OS history is rooted in personal digital assistants, which were marketed toward enterprise audiences. Today, the smartphone has shifted into the mainstream as a consumer device, and yet Windows Mobile is still largely focused on enterprise features."
- LANjackal
from Bookmarklet
Blackberry still is focused on enterprise too, so I don't think that's it. They did, however, fail to bring any new features to the table. The biggest problem with a Microsoft phone? Mobile browsing!
- Eric @ CS Techcast
The green spreadsheet in the graphic sure does look appealing enough for me to buy one smartphone (windows mobile).
- TrafficBug
@Eric Blackberry sells 80% of its smartphones for consumers, most Windows Mobile phones are also sold to consumers, not enterprise, so it's not the case. Default browsers are crap for both platforms, and third-party browsers make browsing experience decent, so it's not the case as well. The difference between Blackberry and Windows Mobile is that Blackberry is tightly-integrated solution with RIM controlling hardware, software and services ecosystem.
- Pavlo Zahozhenko
Blackberry had better image, not having it's image bashed constantly.Also the price for decent entry level devices keep dropping down to acceptable. Can't say the same with Windows Phones.
- Natsuki Seika
Well, my old-timer PPC xv6700, clocked from 300 to 5XXMHz, was doing a hell of a good job on a modded version of Windows Mobile 6 with that Mozilla browser, with J2ME capability, Opera was amazing to run on it, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, stylus... I miss those PDA days I had...
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
And as Eric @ CS Techcast said, it missed something that wasn't that appealing to mainstream users. People in 2004 that were using those beginner smartphones were obviously business related. Or the geek watching DivX movies on it by wireless, oh, got a call ;p
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
Is there a Google Toolbar equivalent for Chrome? I really like the auto-translate feature when I use Firefox to read the mixed language Friendfeed and wonder if I can do the same in Chrome. #smlask
Funny to read that now, I've read yesterday that there was no such thing, but you can surely use one of the extensions I discovered spawned IN MASSES those last couple months, I remember there was one for translation, hope one gets to do that type of work...
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
Thanks for the info. If you happen to find one that's great let me know. I will obviously do my due diligence to look for one in time :) #smlthankyou
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
"Google just announced that YouTube can now automatically generate captions and subtitles for videos in English. For now, this feature is only enabled on a handful of partner channels, but Google plans to make this feature available for all users in the future."
- Arnaldo M Pereira
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Google Chrome OS webcast
Direct link to open in your media player:
mms://a1775.l3402457774.c34024.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1775/34024/v0001/reflector:57774