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Originally posted by Stilez Sounds like you are talking about the CHROME browser

lol probably. *exits thread in which she knows nothing about*

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Originally posted by Dr. Z of course they dont, they think apple invented computers

that does seem to be the idea behind Mac users..

I wonder if it will run Linux apps with minimal fuss.

Although, seems like this is geared towards net-books where the only thing you need to use it for is casual surfing / checking your mail / chatting with friends. Which, fits the needs of many users.

Hell, once I get in from work I rarely use my home-PC for anything more than checking a few forums and my email.

Seems fine for basic-stuff, but not the kind of thing that I'd replace my primary OS with - as the moment you need to do something outside of a browser - you're SOL.

Not that it's necessarily a bad thing - an OS doesn't need to be all things to accomplish all tasks.

Gizmodo has a big post on it here.

But yeah, pretty much Chrome sitting on-top of Linux and any app that you use is a web-app. Seems like no ability to install other Linux applications.

Google + Linux = Fail.

I'd sooner use sandpaper as an asswipe than use Chrome as my OS.

This looks terrifyingly uninteresting, but I will install it on my netbook as Windows 7 is stupid on it and Moblin 2.1 still doesn't support the wifi chipset in it. What good is it without wifi?

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Originally posted by kaniz I wonder if it will run Linux apps with minimal fuss. Although, seems like this is geared towards net-books where the only thing you need to use it for is casual surfing / checking your mail / chatting with friends. Which, fits the needs of many users. Hell, once I get in from work I rarely use my home-PC for anything more than checking a few forums and my email. Seems fine for basic-stuff, but not the kind of thing that I'd replace my primary OS with - as the moment you need to do something outside of a browser - you're SOL. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing - an OS doesn't need to be all things to accomplish all tasks.

I think a lot of folks are judging Chrome (and the mentality behind Chrome/cloud computing) in the light of current browsers and OSs (their rolls in computing, and their relationship with each other).

If anything, it looks like the web hasn't kept pace with Chrome. Current browsers are ill equipped to cloud compute effectively so web apps aren't very powerful. Perhaps Chrome isn't universally applicable today, but it allows for deeper development and tryout of cloud computing by early adopters so that it's relevant and useful in the future.

Over time, the SATA hard disk cable of today will become the high bandwidth Internet connection of tomorrow. Heavy processing will be performed on shared optimized servers while clients will handle only minor crunching and local rendering. As RAM and CPUs become cheaper, faster, and more efficient (outpacing all but the most intensive applications) cloud computing will only make more sense.

now available

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Originally posted by Stilez now available LINK

wooooo lets get it

*opens browser to download another browser*

I agree. They have to much info on us already.

I think net books are not something we want. If you value your information being private.

But I can see how this would be good for places like 3rd world type or really poor areas. Where paying for Microsoft products would be next to impossible. If this product used older style processors. This would be an excellent way to bring information and media to places where rumor is the only news they get.

LOL

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Originally posted by DeleteFromUsers Over time, the SATA hard disk cable of today will become the high bandwidth Internet connection of tomorrow. Heavy processing will be performed on shared optimized servers while clients will handle only minor crunching and local rendering. As RAM and CPUs become cheaper, faster, and more efficient (outpacing all but the most intensive applications) cloud computing will only make more sense.

No.

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Originally posted by DeleteFromUsers Over time, the SATA hard disk cable of today will become the high bandwidth Internet connection of tomorrow. Heavy processing will be performed on shared optimized servers while clients will handle only minor crunching and local rendering. As RAM and CPUs become cheaper, faster, and more efficient (outpacing all but the most intensive applications) cloud computing will only make more sense.

Wouldn't the availablility of cheap processing power lend itself to people using purpose built applications at home, which do not use shared resources? If I have a super fast computer sitting at home, why would I bother using cloud computing which relys on a very slow internet connection?

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Originally posted by Orko Wouldn't the availablility of cheap processing power lend itself to people using purpose built applications at home, which do not use shared resources? If I have a super fast computer sitting at home, why would I bother using cloud computing which relys on a very slow internet connection?

Basically what will happen is that everyone will have some type of cloud terminal priced at $99 which they can replace twice a year, lets say. It will be primarily used for social networking, research, entertainment, and will represent 95% of internet traffic. If you lose it, gets stolen, or you break it you won't care, since all of your information is online; kind of like owning a blackberry presently. Intensive applications will still remain on the desktops such as proE or visual studio. Desktops will go their own route as well, but market share will fall.

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Originally posted by Orko Wouldn't the availablility of cheap processing power lend itself to people using purpose built applications at home, which do not use shared resources? If I have a super fast computer sitting at home, why would I bother using cloud computing which relys on a very slow internet connection?

Because it's the cloud, man, the CLOUD!!! Who needs an office suite with 20 years of design experience behind it when you can run some crippled quasi-compatible hack in your web browser? Who would ever want to store music or video collections locally when it's possible to stream them at the same quality as a '90s-era camcorder with dozens of hiccups? Who needs special-purpose graphics and media applications like Photoshop and Avid when you can use an Ajax-enabled MS Paint clone? Why would large corporations want to run their own Exchange servers when employees can just use Gmail? And games? People still play those?


You know how it is Bobby - with any new invention or idea there will always be people who try to take it to ridiculous extremes. Never mind that cloud computing is monumentally inefficient in just about every conceivable way; it's the Google way, and therefore the future of computing.

Canadians def aint gonna switch to cloud computing with the bandwidth caps.

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