Google developing browser-based operating system for laptops in...

“You wouldn't understand”

Since: May 09

Dave wrote:

This isn't a bad article, but no one seems to recoginze that Linux already exists to this same purpose, and hasn't even made a dent in Microsoft's market share. It simply runs as a 2nd OS on most machines, and isn't ready for the desktop/netbook market for the idiots. If Google can make an OS that will run out-of-the-box on these machines, and can gain widespread software support, they'll make it. Otherwise, they'll be relegated to exactly the same standing as Linux is now.

You hit it right on the head: "isn't ready...for the idiots."
Actually, Google already tried this once before with gOS, which was basically a stripped-down Ubuntu.

Scott Free

Bartlett, IL

Jimbo wrote:

As far as an OPEN SOURCE OS?...PLEEEEEZE! WHO is going to get paid? The people donating the free code or google or google and the share holders?

Google and its shareholders, of course. Open Source is the future of software, and one of the many reasons I'm glad to be retired after 26 years in the industry. Colleges are churning out boatloads of computer science graduates, with both training and ambition to write system software and core applications. Meanwhile, the actual number of paying jobs in these fields is declining due to outsourcing and the simple fact that the world might not really need a dozen new operating systems. "Programming" increasingly means using established tools and system programs to construct rather boring, repetitive applications. So where does a guy with a degree in systems software, stuck in a job maintaining websites or payroll programs, go when he wants to actually USE the stuff he learned? Open Source, that's where. True, it's a form of self-cannibalism, but it's the future. I'll be very surprised if in ten years we still have anybody collecting a paycheck for operating systems, browsers, office applications, etc... it'll all be done by Open Source programmers looking for something interesting to do with their educations...

m jackson

Elgin, IL

Connor wrote:

I would be excited about this, but chrome is horrible compared to firefox.

did you ever notice the big guns are always inferior when discussed by the peons.

Jimbo

Fond Du Lac, WI

zenos_paradox wrote:

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Lemme see if I got this right: You worked as a dev for both the Vole and the Toymaker, and you still don't understand the business model for FOSS?
Last I checked, coders made salary; the base of the OS (Linux) is mostly done already...Who does Google have to pay again?

1) THE ARCHITECTS.
2) THE TESTERS.
3) THE CODERS.
4) YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY NEVER HELD A REAL JOB.

You think this is going to assemble itself for free and that no more additional software is going to need written. Surely you cannot be this dumb.

The reality is a bunch of idiots just made google a bunch of money free of charge, yet they hate Microsoft. That folks is plain stupid just like zenos_paradox dumb blog.

Jimbo

Fond Du Lac, WI

Scott Free wrote:

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Google and its shareholders, of course. Open Source is the future of software, and one of the many reasons I'm glad to be retired after 26 years in the industry. Colleges are churning out boatloads of computer science graduates, with both training and ambition to write system software and core applications. Meanwhile, the actual number of paying jobs in these fields is declining due to outsourcing and the simple fact that the world might not really need a dozen new operating systems. "Programming" increasingly means using established tools and system programs to construct rather boring, repetitive applications. So where does a guy with a degree in systems software, stuck in a job maintaining websites or payroll programs, go when he wants to actually USE the stuff he learned? Open Source, that's where. True, it's a form of self-cannibalism, but it's the future. I'll be very surprised if in ten years we still have anybody collecting a paycheck for operating systems, browsers, office applications, etc... it'll all be done by Open Source programmers looking for something interesting to do with their educations...

I really really doubt that. As fast as the college kids are writting code, you still need a team to assemble it, test it and maintain it. Is anybody really going to maintain code for free? Not only that, but everyday computers are entering new fields with a demand for a new application. Something Open Source aids, but does not solve.

“You wouldn't understand”

Since: May 09

Jimbo wrote:

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1) THE ARCHITECTS.
2) THE TESTERS.
3) THE CODERS.
4) YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY NEVER HELD A REAL JOB.
You think this is going to assemble itself for free and that no more additional software is going to need written. Surely you cannot be this dumb.
The reality is a bunch of idiots just made google a bunch of money free of charge, yet they hate Microsoft. That folks is plain stupid just like zenos_paradox dumb blog.

1) Already on the payroll.
2) Already on the payroll.
3) Already on the payroll.
4) Guess again, troll.
If you actually knew anything about the industry that I (and allegedly you) are a part of, you'd know that anyone can rebadge and tweak an existing linux distro in about an hour. It would require having more than 3 brain-cells to line up in a row however, so I won't look for your name in the software credits.
Go back to your cubicle and finish up your solitaire game.

willy meeks

Elgin, IL

Ok, this thread has morphed into NERDville! Why don't ya all get together and off yourselves.

“You wouldn't understand”

Since: May 09

Jimbo wrote:

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That folks is plain stupid just like zenos_paradox dumb blog.

Zeno's Paradox isn't my blog; he's a gamer, I have more important things to do with my time.

A_Thinker

Dan wrote:

Linux is great if you're good with computers, but if you just want to surf the web, email and don’t run many games or programs, you don't want to learn code and programming. I liken it to being a good mechanic. If you are, you can maintain a Ferrari in your garage and keep it running well; however if all you want to do is commute, get groceries and take a few road trips, a Civic would serve you better. If you want to work on the computer and are good at optimizing it, then good on you. I don't. I want to buy something that works well with minimal maintenance, which has never and will never be anything that microsoft makes.

Although I am computer oriented, you don't have to be if you're using Linux on an Asus EEE PC. It's easy to use, stable, and includes the best browser, Firefox - and OpenOffice, a suite of office programs compatible with and better than Microsoft Office. I also own several Macs.

Proud SUV Owner

Wheeling, IL

If businesses don't buy into it -- which they won't -- it will not go anywhere but Linux users. Remember them? You don't know?

Then why risk your system and security for "FREE" -- if the Government get cyberattacked and looses - how secure do you feel with your "FREE" software.

Just ask the parents of the kids that downloaded malware that comprimized their systems.

This is just hype now - but don't go down the road you get something for FREE. We already are being threatened with FREE Healthcare - do you trust that?

Proud SUV Owner

Wheeling, IL

Scott Free wrote:

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Google and its shareholders, of course. Open Source is the future of

blah, blah, blah, NETSCAPE.

blah, blah, blah, JAVA.

blah, blah, blah, OPEN OFFICE.

... it'll all be done by Open Source programmers looking for something interesting to do with their educations...

Sure... Full of bugs, spyware, and disclaimers for ruining your system.

RIGHT!

“You wouldn't understand”

Since: May 09

Proud SUV Owner wrote:

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Sure... Full of bugs, spyware, and disclaimers for ruining your system.
RIGHT!

Microsoft took over Google?

mdra

i find it strange that people think linux is inferior to microsoft or apple. in fact it is the opposite if you want your computer to do what you want. don't be a chicken and run it on an old pc or something.

Jim

If it works like the OS they have on the G1 phone, then it will be great. If it works like Chrome then this is a lot of hype for a big yawn.

Jimbo

Fond Du Lac, WI

zenos_paradox wrote:

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1) Already on the payroll.
2) Already on the payroll.
3) Already on the payroll.
4) Guess again, troll.
If you actually knew anything about the industry that I (and allegedly you) are a part of, you'd know that anyone can rebadge and tweak an existing linux distro in about an hour. It would require having more than 3 brain-cells to line up in a row however, so I won't look for your name in the software credits.
Go back to your cubicle and finish up your solitaire game.

I now KNOW you don't have a job. Anybody that would think simply hurling some insults qualifies as a valid response to obvious points...well what more is there to prove.

I'm sure Googles OS will simply materialize by itself since they have some snippets open source code.

Bob

mdra wrote:

i find it strange that people think linux is inferior to microsoft or apple. in fact it is the opposite if you want your computer to do what you want. don't be a chicken and run it on an old pc or something.

Linux is superior, but keep in mind that in a typical corporate setting (MS's biggest market) or for an average uninvolved user, even a slight alteration in a desktop environment is a huge deal. A complete overhaul of the operating environment will require hundreds of hours of tech support alone, and is not going to happen.

Dan

Des Plaines, IL

Proud SUV Owner wrote:

If businesses don't buy into it -- which they won't -- it will not go anywhere but Linux users. Remember them? You don't know?
Then why risk your system and security for "FREE" -- if the Government get cyberattacked and looses - how secure do you feel with your "FREE" software.
Just ask the parents of the kids that downloaded malware that comprimized their systems.
This is just hype now - but don't go down the road you get something for FREE. We already are being threatened with FREE Healthcare - do you trust that?

No one said it would be free. And healthcare won't be free either. You read as well as you spell.

Geekster

Windows has been such a miserable operating system that I was hoping either the much better Mac OS X or Linux could replace it (but Windows is cheap and common, and so prevalent among early business adopters that we were all pretty much stuck with it as a necessary evil).

This is VERY interesting, and Google has made some excellent products that are right up there with Apple. While I do not care for Chrome (Firefox is still my favorite browser, followed by Safari), anything to get us away from Microsoft failures like Windows and now Explorer are most welcome.

“You wouldn't understand”

Since: May 09

Jimbo wrote:

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Anybody that would think simply hurling some insults qualifies as a valid response to obvious points...

You seemed to think so:

Jimbo wrote:

<quoted text>Surely you cannot be this dumb.
The reality is a bunch of idiots just made google a bunch of money free of charge, yet they hate Microsoft. That folks is plain stupid just like zenos_paradox dumb blog.

Why yes, as a matter of fact, I will have some fries with that. Thanks for asking.

Malcolm