Comments on: Google announces Chrome OS and I’m not sold. http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./ Covering Microsoft and its competitors like no one else! Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-71278 Anonymous Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:58:00 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-71278 Microsoft has no more idea of how to create a good search engine than they have a working cold fusion generating plant. Bing is proof of that - instead of providing relevant search results, it gives you pretty background pictures, and advertising. Microsoft has no more idea of how to create a good search engine than they have a working cold fusion generating plant. Bing is proof of that – instead of providing relevant search results, it gives you pretty background pictures, and advertising.

]]> By: horsefly2 http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-20424 horsefly2 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:34:39 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-20424 Going to have to agree with Andrew. MS might either be loosing its grip on the home OS market or getting some much needed competition. Either way I see that as a good thing.<br><br>A good thing? After the ME, XP, Vista trifecta, I don't think I can stand another crappy OS from them. To their credit XP is now rock solid (as I would hope after 8 years of development) and Vista is now usable. A resource hog, but usable. Windows 7 is great out of the box. But about 9 years to late in my opinion. <br><br>If, and I mean if, Google can standardize a flavor of Linux. Ensure good cross platform compatibility on gaming and hardware. Utilize a good office suite. And maintain it's open source roots for a virtually unlimited supply of potential new software. And maintain the cheap price (in most cases free) inherent in Linux. Then it's all over for MS. And given the general advances of Linux in itself over the past 10 years. I would say that is more of a reality than a dream.<br><br>Yes I run Linux. Moblin exclusively on my netbook (best OS by far I have run on the thing) and Fedora 12 x64 in dual boot config with 7 Ultimate on my new Notebook. I also run XP on my old notebook, and 7 Home Premium on an old Gateway I upgraded the heck out of. Going to have to agree with Andrew. MS might either be loosing its grip on the home OS market or getting some much needed competition. Either way I see that as a good thing.

A good thing? After the ME, XP, Vista trifecta, I don't think I can stand another crappy OS from them. To their credit XP is now rock solid (as I would hope after 8 years of development) and Vista is now usable. A resource hog, but usable. Windows 7 is great out of the box. But about 9 years to late in my opinion.

If, and I mean if, Google can standardize a flavor of Linux. Ensure good cross platform compatibility on gaming and hardware. Utilize a good office suite. And maintain it's open source roots for a virtually unlimited supply of potential new software. And maintain the cheap price (in most cases free) inherent in Linux. Then it's all over for MS. And given the general advances of Linux in itself over the past 10 years. I would say that is more of a reality than a dream.

Yes I run Linux. Moblin exclusively on my netbook (best OS by far I have run on the thing) and Fedora 12 x64 in dual boot config with 7 Ultimate on my new Notebook. I also run XP on my old notebook, and 7 Home Premium on an old Gateway I upgraded the heck out of.

]]> By: Pro-Linux http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-17387 Pro-Linux Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:43:18 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-17387 It's catch 22. Gamers won't use non-Windows OS until games are ported to non-Windows but game developers won't port into non-Windows until there are sufficient gamers running non-Windows. It's catch 22. Gamers won't use non-Windows OS until games are ported to non-Windows but game developers won't port into non-Windows until there are sufficient gamers running non-Windows.

]]> By: Pro-Linux http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-16539 Pro-Linux Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:43:18 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-16539 It's catch 22. Gamers won't use non-Windows OS until games are ported to non-Windows but game developers won't port into non-Windows until there are sufficient gamers running non-Windows. It's catch 22. Gamers won't use non-Windows OS until games are ported to non-Windows but game developers won't port into non-Windows until there are sufficient gamers running non-Windows.

]]> By: How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7 « “Impossible is Nothing!” – adidas http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-14550 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7 « “Impossible is Nothing!” – adidas Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-14550 [...] Chrome OS represents Google’s view point of what an OS should be like in this era. Originally announced back in July of this year, Google wanted to target its open source OS initially for netbooks users [...] [...] Chrome OS represents Google’s view point of what an OS should be like in this era. Originally announced back in July of this year, Google wanted to target its open source OS initially for netbooks users [...]

]]> By: Google Chrome OS screenshots and video « Chrome « Google « Web « Tech Ticker http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-14099 Google Chrome OS screenshots and video « Chrome « Google « Web « Tech Ticker Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:24:22 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-14099 [...] Chrome OS represents Google’s view point of what an OS should be like in this era. Originally announced back in July of this year, Google wanted to target its open source OS initially for netbooks users [...] [...] Chrome OS represents Google’s view point of what an OS should be like in this era. Originally announced back in July of this year, Google wanted to target its open source OS initially for netbooks users [...]

]]> By: Andrew Youngs http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-14130 Andrew Youngs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:29:50 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-14130 Hardly a one trick pony you butthurt M$ fanatic.<br><br>Google has surpassed Microsoft in nearly every way... Mobile market... web-apps... free ones at that which out-perform Micro$oft Office in almost every way... Hardly a one trick pony you butthurt M$ fanatic.

Google has surpassed Microsoft in nearly every way… Mobile market… web-apps… free ones at that which out-perform Micro$oft Office in almost every way…

]]> By: Google Chrome OS - Screenshots, Video Demo and Source Code | Redmond Pie http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-14083 Google Chrome OS - Screenshots, Video Demo and Source Code | Redmond Pie Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:52 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-14083 [...] Chrome OS represents Google’s view point of what an OS should be like in this era. Originally announced back in July of this year, Google wanted to target its open source OS initially for netbooks users [...] [...] Chrome OS represents Google’s view point of what an OS should be like in this era. Originally announced back in July of this year, Google wanted to target its open source OS initially for netbooks users [...]

]]> By: Download Google Chrome OS Browser 4.0.222.6 Build 28902 | Redmond Pie http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-9849 Download Google Chrome OS Browser 4.0.222.6 Build 28902 | Redmond Pie Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:48:57 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-9849 [...] has kept quite on the subject of Chrome OS since its initial announcement in July of this year, but apparently, an unstable version of Google Chrome OS Browser from Google [...] [...] has kept quite on the subject of Chrome OS since its initial announcement in July of this year, but apparently, an unstable version of Google Chrome OS Browser from Google [...]

]]> By: Eric Schmidt of Google Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors | Redmond Pie http://www.redmondpie.com/google-announces-chrome-os-and-im-not-sold./comment-page-1/#comment-5581 Eric Schmidt of Google Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors | Redmond Pie Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:29:19 +0000 http://www.redmondpie.com/?p=3829#comment-5581 [...] from the Board of Directors at Apple, citing conflict in interests, specially after Google’s Chrome OS announcement and the recently rejected Google Voice app from the App Store. CUPERTINO, California—August 3, [...] [...] from the Board of Directors at Apple, citing conflict in interests, specially after Google’s Chrome OS announcement and the recently rejected Google Voice app from the App Store. CUPERTINO, California—August 3, [...]

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