Comments on: Google Outlines Plans For Chrome OS

By: David Watford

David Watford — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:10:57 +0000

Google have seen a bit of a gap in the market which is currently filled by Windows XP on netbooks. They will develop something lightweight, quick booting and secure that will also serve as a thin client for their web apps.

As for novel, OS development stopped 30 years ago. It is just Sun’s old thin client idea now called The Cloud. Chrome OS will be knocked together in under a year with a Linux kernel (based on 1970s Unix ideas), an existing graphics system and existing web browser.

Apple’s systems are based on the old Mach microkernel and BSD.

It is Microsoft after the Vista debarcle who are putting R&D into new operating systems to solve their problems. Microkernels, systems designed to operate on multiple cores, secure systems, less hardware management for mobile devices etc have been developed by Microsoft. And from Windows 7 onwards you will start to see them.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:48:00 +0000

You know gOS has nothing to do with google apart from integrating google gadgets into it’s install, right?
It’s just another Linux distribution, alot like ubuntu but with a few minor changes.

By: Kaushik Chemburkar

Kaushik Chemburkar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:32:49 +0000

Google is going to take this step by step, so I’m not expecting something big initially, but I expect them to build a good and OS from core, hope that its not just another linux distro.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:30:28 +0000

bit behind the times?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOS_(operating_system)

By: mentallyimpaired

mentallyimpaired — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:13:19 +0000

Looking forward to it! Love using Chrome as a browser, and like the fact that all this competition is brilliant for us, the end consumer!

However I’d have hoped to see Android develop more on netbooks before going further – mind you, as a ‘barebones’ netbook OS, it may just turn out to be an amazing concept!

By: liatach

liatach — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:31:32 +0000

Been using chrome since launch,
Firefox looks like it may catch up with its next major update, not going back in a hurry.
I’m Looking forward to seeing it working.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:11:08 +0000

I’m not sure how to take this, it seems Google is starting to lose focus, there core business search engine is becoming dated and there Chrome browser still needs allot of work. Perhaps they should put more work into those and get them strong before taking even more on?

I always thought of Google as a strong leader in it’s fields (search, maps..etc) but they are becoming like everyone else and offering not much more other than an inferior alternative to what is already available

By: Mike Williams

Mike Williams — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:29:19 +0000

It’s vaporware

By: mr-crash

mr-crash — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:26:42 +0000

This should be interesting.

But, i’d love to see some more work put into Chrome as a browser (like extensions!), particularly if it’s to be the base for which I use even more features of my computer.