By cwoodill
via chriswoodill.blogspot.com
Published: Jul 08 2009 / 14:08
It was widely announced that Google will be releasing a new operating system called the Chrome OS that will be initially deployed to NetBooks but will hopefully compete with Windows on the desktop.
Yawn…shades of 1995 when Java OS, Oracle OS, Network Computer etc. tried to do the same thing.
If you want a OS replacement for Windows on your NetBook, you can get it today – its called LINUX! Acer, Dell, etc. all have Net Books that will come with LINUX today. And if you want to run Google’s browser, you can download it for free.
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Comments
rlamarch replied ago:
Competition is always a good thing. We only have to look to the bloated, unsuccessful Vista to see that Microsoft needs competition. After Microsoft wiped out Netscape, their competition in the browser space at the time, we saw IE development come to a stand still until they stated to again get competition in that space. Who knows if Google will be any more successful that any of the other attempts that you mention, but at least Google has a large company with some of the smartest developers in the world and TONS of cash to support the effort. Microsoft didn't become the market leader by having the best product, they did it by having the best marketing. Netbooks seems to be a good entry point for them. Microsoft is offering eight year old XP or throttled back Windows 7. If Chrome OS only forces Microsoft to remove the limitations on netbook Windows 7, the consumer still wins.
hyderalamgir replied ago:
Good point rlamarch but with Windows 7, Microsoft's done a great job in covering the gap. Casual users won't switch their OSes as long as they're comfortable with it.
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