Google Operating System ??? What!?

[DarkPhoenix]

Check this link out: Chrome OS security: 'Sandboxing' and auto updates | InSecurity Complex - CNET News

It talks about a Google operating system built around Google Chrome sandboxing technology. Interesting but.. a reality?

If Bill Gates Enterprises isn't worried about Linux, do you think they would worry about this? Linux has the user community behind it but Google has the Big Bucks behind it!

Sure they are only using it for Netbooks now (or will be soon) but if it's really big, I do not think Google will stop there.. why would they not branch to the laptop and desktop computers!?

 

[jav]

We followed it for a long time now:
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/15713-google-chrome-os.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/40423-google-chrome-os-available-download.html

 

[SouthSeaPirate]

All with the assumption that theres going to be a WiFi connection wherever you go... No thanks, I have my iPod thouch for that... Pretty much useless until you have the Net...

 

[Pauly]

They also claim some very impressive start up times, but when reading up on this the other day i read that the OS will only be sold on machines with SSDs so makes you wonder the kinda price range there gonna be, and what the overall functionality of the machines are gonna be when they say its geared around surfing

 

[SouthSeaPirate]

^ Then Id have to say that I wont credit the OS for the fast startup times. This gives them an advantage for driver development on such a small market of SSDs (not to mention the technology they use).

 

[Pauly]

To be fair the demo i saw had a sata HDD & booted in 14secs, they claim 7 secs from boot to surfing but they said all machines would have SSDs and that was where the sub 10 sec boot time would come from

 

[Lens Pirate]

That google chrome netbook is really interesting. At least as long as you don't try to make it something it is not.

Thinking of it as a communication tool supporting 3G and major carrier voice networks like Verizon, Gmail, google apps and web surfing makes this a very useful fun tool.

Add to that the fact that it is secure, fast, cheap ( supposed to be less than 300 dollars),
and should provide a trouble free simple comsumer tool and you have reached awesomeness. Best of all it is not Microsoft or Apple and there for introduces competition into the market place. That is a win for everyone.

BUT LETS NOT TRY TO MAKE IT INTO A WORKSTATION! Yeah!

 

[jav]

That google chrome netbook is really interesting. At least as long as you don't try to make it something it is not.

Thinking of it as a communication tool supporting 3G and major carrier voice networks like Verizon, Gmail, google apps and web surfing makes this a very useful fun tool.

Add to that the fact that it is secure, fast, cheap ( supposed to be less than 300 dollars),
and should provide a trouble free simple comsumer tool and you have reached awesomeness. Best of all it is not Microsoft or Apple and there for introduces competition into the market place. That is a win for everyone.

BUT LETS NOT TRY TO MAKE IT INTO A WORKSTATION! Yeah!

The thing you described, perfectly describes Netbooks.
That's why googe is targeting Netbooks.

They are not saying use Chrome OS to heavy gaming or controlling NASA, They recommend Chrome OS to netbooks.

All with the assumption that theres going to be a WiFi connection wherever you go... No thanks, I have my iPod thouch for that... Pretty much useless until you have the Net...

Most people who use Netbooks have either 3G or GPRS Internet.
Or atleast use it where they have Internet.

 

[mckillwashere]

Google Chrome is Linux based.
It is strictly cloud computing, So you do have to have net access any were you go,
And the fact it is liked to your google account worries me.....

 

[aem]

Is Google Chrome counted as an OS? I have never installed it before so i have no idea.

I thought Google based their softwares on Android.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Is Google Chrome counted as an OS? I have never installed it before so i have no idea.

I thought Google based their softwares on Android.

Google Chrome is a browser, Chromium OS is the Google operating system.

 

[aem]

Thanks for clearing that up. Wow i need to get with google abit ay

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I have been talking to some folks at the google chrome OS IRC channel.. I have tested a virtual build of it in virtualbox. Running in the virtual box you cannot really see how fast it is supposed to be.

You have to log in to the os with your google account or gmail account. If you want to log in offline, you have to first log in with gmail account and then you can set the thing to let you log in offline. This is a sneaky way of forcing people to try their gmail service. That don't sound right to me.

They are making no plans I am told to design offline apps or make it work with any offline apps that you store locally. So if your Net connection goes down.. you cannot access your docs and other stuff!


That would really suck. So if you have a netbook now.. and are happy using the offline features.. do not buy one with this google os. ( the Google OS is officially called the Chromium OS by the way)

If there are any web applications made with Microsoft Visual Basic, this OS/Browser will not work with them.

 

[computersplus]

SSD

this could help to drive down the price of SSD's that would be nice lol......

 

[pparks1]

Netbooks have had availability of SSD drives for a while at reasonable prices...however they are going to be small. Like 4GB since everything is done in the cloud, there won't be much need for local disk space.

 

[computersplus]

Disk Space

that's why we upgrade lol...pop that sucker out and put in a bigger one

 

[macgyver2]

I don't get it!! why would you want all your person stuff on some server you have no control over etc etc, I would never want a computer that couldn't remain isolated from the internet and can't see why anyone else would either. I guess the whole cloud computing thing just makes no sense to me at all.

 

[computersplus]

Cloud

if you had to be on the go and needed something small lightweight and fast to just hop on and check your webmail and just simple stuff it would be great but I do agree with what you said I would not use it for storing my Docs online

 

[jav]

I don't get it!! why would you want all your person stuff on some server you have no control over etc etc, I would never want a computer that couldn't remain isolated from the internet and can't see why anyone else would either. I guess the whole cloud computing thing just makes no sense to me at all.

Maybe because it will be cheaper?

As you will not need some Terrabyte drives and so on.

But still I am not going to use it as my main OS, as even I am not ready for this.

But I think this is future. I mean cloud computing is OS of the future.
Look around we are moving everything to the cloud..
Documents, Videos, Sharing, Anti-Virus.
So now OS... (actually it's not first cloud OS, there are already a few)

 

[macgyver2]

I don't get it!! why would you want all your person stuff on some server you have no control over etc etc, I would never want a computer that couldn't remain isolated from the internet and can't see why anyone else would either. I guess the whole cloud computing thing just makes no sense to me at all.

Maybe because it will be cheaper?

As you will not need some Terrabyte drives and so on.

But still I am not going to use it as my main OS, as even I am not ready for this.

But I think this is future. I mean cloud computing is OS of the future.
Look around we are moving everything to the cloud..
Documents, Videos, Sharing, Anti-Virus.
So now OS... (actually it's not first cloud OS, there are already a few)

cheaper in the start yes but security should be better before they start making netbooks based on this model.

If this is the way of the future I will stick with windows 7 and all the software I have installed on my laptop. There is no need for email if I don't need my laptop. This always connected world is creating to much stress and messing with the economy in ways we can't even see yet with all this instant access to info in an infrastructure that was created 100-200 or more years ago depending on your country. 20 years ago if there was a major accident or incident it took hours or days for the info to reach the masses, today it happens within minutes and people expect the clean up to take as long as it took to get the info out which just isn't possible and won't be for many decades to come. Now this have a device that's connected to everything all the time I think we have reached information overload.