Google to launch its own Operating System...

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8139711.stm

Certainly interesting, think it is a genuine threat to Windows, probably moreso than OS X and Linux.
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Hetzer · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

Loads of blah blah blah there about how fantastic it'll be, serious threat to microsoft and yada yada...but will all my apps run on it? My games? No, they won't. Nothing will run on it. And that's why Windows dominates.
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

Im sure this has been around for ages.

it's like chrome. Just because google is massive and rich doesn't mean everything they make will be as good as its search engine.

The Shaggy D.A. · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Karma :

I reckon that it will get a good share of the netbook market, for those that just want browsing, email and a bit of word processing, but as a serious contender as a replacement O/S for desktops/laptops? Nah.
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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Just looked at other articles and it appears they are hardly re-inventing the wheel. Apparently it is just another Linux distro. However obviously the fact it is "Google" means it will have greater pulling power.
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ncrn · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2006 Karma :

If I could have an operating system that was very fast to boot but could only do web browsing, msn messenger and a form of media player I would probably use it as a primary system.
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

Aside from netbook-makers Acer, Asus and HP, Google said it is already working with Freescale, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Toshiba - as well as software maker Adobe, which is currently developing a line of online office applications

https://www.itpro.co.uk/612541/google-reveals-chrome-hardware-partners

Well it is gaining some support then. Sounds a lot like it is going to be more of an online OS rather than the traditional OS being on the hard drive.

chrisw · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Karma :

As said, it will most likely be just another GUI tacked on to the Linux kernel. It may be fast but it will also be a bag of shite like most of the other software people nail onto that kernel.

5v3d3b0 · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

Why don't they just do what windows did and copy mac?
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Neorion · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Karma :

Would google be able to mimic/copy/use microsoft files or be able to make files that you can use to run games "designed"?

I would try this new OS but if it could run my games then I would consider a move at least to a secondary system to begin with.

However as most games are primarily for windows I cant see this being anything bigger than a netbook/bespoke system.

If the code was powerful enough while being lightwieght then maybe they could get a toe in the mass storage market as long as it can look at different file systems.

I dont see them taking a large market share "yet" wait until they buy MS.
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Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

Having used the chrome browser I can't say I'm blown away by the news. Most of the big names are going hard for cloud computing at the moment, google are in a fairly solid position to get something running but in hardware terms I'd say the UK infrastructure would need massively reworking before it could support the bandwidth required. We're already seeing mainstream ISPs shaping traffic and throttling at peak times.
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