Dell Testing Chrome OS on some computers

[cbn]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/26/BUR01E59J9.DTL&type=tech

http://www.portablegadget.com/lenovo/google-chrome-os-could-shake-up-pc-market (I thought the comments in this article were pretty interesting too)

 

[ViRGE]

I get why Google is making this OS, but all the same I have no interest in it. I have no desire to have my applications running on a server when I could have them running locally and just storing the resulting data on the server (or elsewhere).

 

[cbn]

I get why Google is making this OS, but all the same I have no interest in it. I have no desire to have my applications running on a server when I could have them running locally and just storing the resulting data on the server (or elsewhere).

I am still having a hard time figuring out how Google will make Chrome OS work. Apparently they don't even plan on subsidizing hardware.

As far as revenues go, will this OS only be able to run Google search engines?

 

[cbn]

Also in Today's news:

1. Windows 8 slated for late 2011 looks pretty strong according to leaked info. http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=18870 (I only wish MS would change their revenue policies to allow more frequent upgrading)

2. http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...k_announces_switch_on_Twitter?source=rss_news

Google's Matthew Papakipos, the engineering director who started and led the project to create the Chrome operating system, has been hired away by Facebook.

So it will be interesting to see what happens with this competition between Microsoft and Google over time.

 

[ViRGE]

I am still having a hard time figuring out how Google will make Chrome OS work. Apparently they don't even plan on subsidizing hardware.

As far as revenues go, will this OS only be able to run Google search engines?

Ultimately if it has a browser it has to be able to go anywhere. However I'd expect that you wouldn't be able to set your search provider - it would be locked to Google.

 

[cbn]

Does anyone have ideas on the performance of these Web based programs vs conventional programs launched outside of a browser?

How much of a performance hit? Or is Chrome OS so light that efficiency is not an issue compared to running conventional OS or Conventional OS + programs launched through a browser?

 

[ViRGE]

The performance is going to be poor, there's no way around that. Javascript execution even with Google's V8 engine is still well behind native code execution. However for the kind of simple applications they usually throw out, this probably won't be an issue.

 

[LR6]

I get the feeling that this OS is not meant for intermediate or advanced computer users. I believe that it is for the huge amount of users when don't know the difference between MHz and GB, and can't be bothered to do backups, run antivirus or even Windows update.

If so, I am all for it, it means be providing less support to friends and family.