Level 99 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Google announced that the Chrome web browser will be the focus of it's Chrome OS, with a linux core. See the google blog post here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html Definitely excited about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Google announced that the Chrome web browser will be the focus of it's Chrome OS, with a linux core. See the google blog post here:http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html Definitely excited about it. Hope it will play nice with MSN stuff, like Hotmail. Other than that, I love Chrome and I'll probably love Chrome OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyse of Arcadia Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Eh, not really a terribly exciting, really. They're taking the existing Linux kernel and GNU userland and slapping Chrome on top of it. Maybe if they do develop an interesting custom interface...but it sounds more like they'll just be skinning GNOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Let's hope it's not as bad as the actual web browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulinEther Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The web browser is pretty good I think. But I'm not terribly excited about this.. I read about it at Engadget last night, and I wan't too fazed. I don't think it'll just be a GNOME skin... it might be something 90% based within a web browser, making everything use HTML/CSS/javascript, similar to WebOS. It sounds inventive but i'm not going to get excited till I see some code/prototype/actual os to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I find it funny how people will say how Microsoft is a monopoly, yet Google has the most popular search engine, both Google Video and Youtube, their own browser, and now an OS. Does no one see that Google is quickly becoming a major force in anything to do with computer software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Google is not nearly as dominant in search as MS is with operating systems, so that's not a good comparison. Google's browser hasn't taken off either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulinEther Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I saw a video discussing Google's domination a "long" time ago. An OS for "general" computing use is definitely a step in that direction (although this is targeted at netbooks mostly, which like the Android for smartphones is not the average "computer" and would be used for different ends). One might not consider Google to be a monopoly because their services are generally free and people have to choose to use them, whereas an operating system like Windows is arguably the end-user's only choice for an operating system on an x86(_64) computer. Anyway, I'm not too worried... not until they start physically manufacturing their own devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moguta Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I find it funny how people will say how Microsoft is a monopoly, yet Google has the most popular search engine, both Google Video and Youtube, their own browser, and now an OS. Does no one see that Google is quickly becoming a major force in anything to do with computer software? Also, it's not so much whether a company is a monopoly or not... It's what said company does with its monopoly power. So far, Google seems to be far less into market-abuse than Microsoft. Hell, the company has been quite pro-consumer! Just take a look at some of Google's recent initiatives if you need any proof. They've lobbied for net neutrality, they've been advocates of open source long before Microsoft begrudgingly began its OSS initiative, they've lobbied so consumers can in the future use -any- compatible device on a wireless phone network, they're trying to assemble the first complete-text library catalog of all published books, and they're giving this all to the consumer for FREE (as long as you can handle some ads). Honestly, I don't understand how people can equate Google's dominance with Microsoft's anti-competitive monopoly. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing exactly what shape this new OS takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noTuX Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 So, I downloaded the browser a couple of hours ago, and I must say I am surprised. Its pretty good and works well with all of the websites I frequent. And yes, its faster than Firefox. But the only thing that sucks is the fact that I can't install it on my laptop with a 64-bit processor. I can't imagine what the OS will be like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumUltimA Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I love chrome, and I love all things google. If they took over the world, it'd be fine with me. That being said, if this is a light-weight browser that's designed for netbooks, how would that affect heavy-application use? Like, Sonar and Cubase and stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os At least I think that's the appropriate link. Looks like it's not really intended for anything more than what google's own services offerings are. Simply, and probably a little inaccurately, one can assume that the chromium OS is a lightweight hub designed to be run on netbooks so that access to the internet and internet-browser-related activities (website, flash, video, docs, web games, IM, email, calendar, etc.) is quick and efficient. I wouldn't make any bets that it would support stuff like Sonar or whatever, though I haven't fully read the documentation. Think of it this way: why would people want to run Windows, or even some flavors of linux, for doing things with their google accounts and internet browsing if google designs an OS designed specifically for those things and only those things? Edit: I was mistaken. I haven't read up on this lately. Look like there is the chromium unofficial project for making a google open source OS, while google chrome os is just a flavor of linux that will ONLY RUN the chrome web browser. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Biznut Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I find it funny how people will say how Microsoft is a monopoly, yet Google has the most popular search engine, both Google Video and Youtube, their own browser, and now an OS. Does no one see that Google is quickly becoming a major force in anything to do with computer software? It should be no secret to anyone by this point that Google is out to own the internet. If it weren't for Facebook, who knows, they might have pretty much had it by now. Both companies are very, very, serious about controlling what the internet looks and functions like; really, to define what the internet is, the whole experience; hence the aggressive expansionism of both companies into all sorts of places. Chrome OS is just one example on Google's part. They'll quickly become a major force in anything that has anything to do with the internet. And so will Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 how did facebook go from some student's personal address book to being some kind of internet supercompetitor I mean all facebook has really done is stick a bunch of buttons on every god damn web page that let's you let everyone know you like things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulinEther Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 actually chromium now supports running x86 code in tabs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/googles-native-client-sdk-developer-preview-provides-helpful-re/), which means Chrome OS should be able to run linux programs - which in theory could include Wine and windows programs. exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinus Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Google's browser hasn't taken off either. Chrome is doing really well, actually. It hasn't been out that long and it's already more popular than Opera. If I'm not mistaken it's the most popular browser besides IE, Firefox and maybe Safari. It hasn't become the new IE, but I like to think that's a good thing. Personally I'd consider using it if it didn't insist on uploading my browsing habits to Google. Google doesn't need to know which sites I visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulinEther Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Chrome is doing really well, actually. It hasn't been out that long and it's already more popular than Opera. If I'm not mistaken it's the most popular browser besides IE, Firefox and maybe Safari. it was 10 months ago that zircon said that edit: one too many "that"s ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 actually chromium now supports running x86 code in tabs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/googles-native-client-sdk-developer-preview-provides-helpful-re/), which means Chrome OS should be able to run linux programs - which in theory could include Wine and windows programs. exciting. Why? How is that at all exciting? Couldn't you just use another Linux distro on a netbook? I just don't really see the appeal besides maybe fast boot time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I love chrome, and I love all things google. If they took over the world, it'd be fine with me. I on the other hand would be appalled. They've ruined Youtube, Chrome never worked right for me when I tried it a few months back (normal sites would crash the browser/not load constantly) and I DL'd the google 3d earth app the other day ad it crashes firefox pretty regularly. I do like gmail though, so that's one thing they've done right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Trying Chrome for the first time on the laptop - I'm amazed at how fast it is! Google impressed me with how functional they got Chrome to be yet still keep that blazing speed that's significantly faster than Firefox. It reminds me of when Firefox first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 They've ruined Youtube what's wrong with youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 They've ruined Youtube, hahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Trying Chrome for the first time on the laptop - I'm amazed at how fast it is! Google impressed me with how functional they got Chrome to be yet still keep that blazing speed that's significantly faster than Firefox. It reminds me of when Firefox first came out. I use Chrome as my primary browser for that reason -- I love the low load and fast speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 For me, the reason why I enjoy Chrome is because of the independent process-per-tab feature. I'm not sure if other browsers have caught up with Chrome there yet, but the fact that I can have a tab crash and still have the rest of my browsing be uninterrupted (95% of the time, a few crashes have frozen the gui for it whole) is great. I'll admit not everything Google has done is a golden egg, but with Chrome, at least for me, they got it right on the money. If there's a linux flavor out there designed to run pretty much just Chrome, and all the features therein (playing music, email, docs, streaming video, etc.), I'd probably be much more enticed into getting a netbook with a small SSD and taking it around where I know WIFI is. Basically: if Google's OS delivers in the same vein that their browser has impressed me, I'd highly consider going for it. If/when Baltimore gets city-wide WIFI, then it'd be a must-have for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 the only thing that prevented me from using Chrome before was no AdBlock now it has AdBlock and I am using it and while it displays .gifs really slowly for some reason it is otherwise pretty smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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