Google to launch own OS...

Alex

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just saw this!

sorry u guys will have to babelfish it... its portuguese! :)

in a nuthsell: google hired some microsoft dude and they might be working on their own operating system, which will probably be based on an existing OS... (can anyone say linux) :D

awesome!
 

MrChad

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What would be the point? Another Linux distribution with its own quirks and idiosyncracies?
 

n0cmonkey

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Google's been gobblin' up OS guys for a while. I'm pretty sure Niels Provos has been with them for a while, and I think NetBSD would make a better base anyhow. Not going to happen. ;)
 

Schadenfroh

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i call BS

but i would like to see it happen just for more competition for microsoft
 

Alex

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Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
i call BS

but i would like to see it happen just for more competition for microsoft

EXACTLY! competition fosters innovation
 

AnarchyAT

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For Microsoft, competition causes flustering and hiccups. Linux scared them for a bit, and probably still does.