Comments on: ChromeOS Will Fail, Unless Its Purpose Is Not To Succeed http://regulargeek.com/2009/11/20/chromeos-will-fail-unless-its-purpose-is-not-to-succeed/ Where programming, the internet and social media collide. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:27:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Google Chrome OS – the morning after still has people not get it http://regulargeek.com/2009/11/20/chromeos-will-fail-unless-its-purpose-is-not-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3243 Google Chrome OS – the morning after still has people not get it Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:49 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=1263#comment-3243 [...] ChromeOS Will Fail, Unless Its Purpose Is Not To Succeed – Regular Geek The second reason, which many blogs have not stated, is that everyone knows this will fail. [...] [...] ChromeOS Will Fail, Unless Its Purpose Is Not To Succeed – Regular Geek The second reason, which many blogs have not stated, is that everyone knows this will fail. [...]

]]> By: Kyle Brady http://regulargeek.com/2009/11/20/chromeos-will-fail-unless-its-purpose-is-not-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3242 Kyle Brady Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:32 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=1263#comment-3242 Hey Rob, Not a defender of Google, just reason and practicality. One of the main points people are failing to understand about this is that it's essentially just another GUI for the Linux kernel. It's not some super special new OS, but just a pairing down of hardware and software features with a new window dressing. That's all it is. This sort of Operating System has not only limited scope but limited practical use - I have a netbook, but at any given moment I can be running Pidgin, Firefox, Netbeans, Notepad++, StarUML, FileZilla, gimp, or a number of other products. All of which are definitively not browser-interface resources. To me, this is about as useful as the OLPC product in a, say, San Francisco environment. --Kyle Hey Rob,

Not a defender of Google, just reason and practicality.

One of the main points people are failing to understand about this is that it’s essentially just another GUI for the Linux kernel. It’s not some super special new OS, but just a pairing down of hardware and software features with a new window dressing. That’s all it is.

This sort of Operating System has not only limited scope but limited practical use – I have a netbook, but at any given moment I can be running Pidgin, Firefox, Netbeans, Notepad++, StarUML, FileZilla, gimp, or a number of other products.

All of which are definitively not browser-interface resources.

To me, this is about as useful as the OLPC product in a, say, San Francisco environment.

–Kyle

]]> By: Rob Diana http://regulargeek.com/2009/11/20/chromeos-will-fail-unless-its-purpose-is-not-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3241 Rob Diana Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:36 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=1263#comment-3241 Kyle I thought you were a protector of Google :) Seriously though, I am not sure if it is a stupid idea to have a lightweight, web optimized OS. Honestly, it sounds like a decent idea, but the implementation so far is lacking. Kyle

I thought you were a protector of Google :)

Seriously though, I am not sure if it is a stupid idea to have a lightweight, web optimized OS. Honestly, it sounds like a decent idea, but the implementation so far is lacking.

]]> By: Kyle Brady http://regulargeek.com/2009/11/20/chromeos-will-fail-unless-its-purpose-is-not-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3240 Kyle Brady Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:46 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=1263#comment-3240 But what about the "it still is a stupid idea and sucks" reason it's not going to succeed? Because that's even closer to the truth. --Kyle But what about the “it still is a stupid idea and sucks” reason it’s not going to succeed?

Because that’s even closer to the truth.

–Kyle

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]]> By: Rob Diana http://regulargeek.com/2009/11/20/chromeos-will-fail-unless-its-purpose-is-not-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3237 Rob Diana Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:51 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=1263#comment-3237 Veera The main reason I pointed out local storage is that it is a fundamental concept. Even if it is planned for development, it is very surprising to "release" the project without it. I know Gears is talked about a lot, but no local storage makes it much more difficult to work with. Veera

The main reason I pointed out local storage is that it is a fundamental concept. Even if it is planned for development, it is very surprising to “release” the project without it. I know Gears is talked about a lot, but no local storage makes it much more difficult to work with.

]]> By: Veera http://regulargeek.com/2009/11/20/chromeos-will-fail-unless-its-purpose-is-not-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3236 Veera Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:42 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=1263#comment-3236 Agree on your view. Regarding the local storage, Chrome OS might be building some web services/storage as part of their OS development in order to allow the user to store and review their documents before uploading to the target site (like, youtube or Flickr!). Agree on your view.

Regarding the local storage, Chrome OS might be building some web services/storage as part of their OS development in order to allow the user to store and review their documents before uploading to the target site (like, youtube or Flickr!).

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