Originally posted by chinamon
the same can be said about the majority of people that use osx. they have no idea that it is built on unix.
of course they dont, they think apple invented computers
yankeeBaby
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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*
:o :toothless :toothless :toothless
LKD
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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..
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.
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.
DigiNut
Google + Linux = Fail.
I'd sooner use sandpaper as an asswipe than use Chrome as my OS.
VERTiG0
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?
DeleteFromUsers
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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.
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.
