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Old July 8, 2009, 04:51 AM
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I've been following (with excitement) Google's voyage into a PC operating system very closely.. I'm completely stoked for this!

Google Set to Infiltrate Computing World Further – Plans for Chrome Operating System | Hardware Canucks


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Old July 8, 2009, 05:24 AM
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Sounds like this is for Netbooks and smaller appliances. Maybe it will be a fad for the cool people of the world.
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Old July 8, 2009, 06:34 AM
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looks interesting to say the least. and yes there launching it for the netbooks first.
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Old July 8, 2009, 07:04 AM
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It's for netbooks at first, but make no mistake it will eventually be aimed directly at Microsoft.
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Old July 8, 2009, 08:41 AM
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It's for netbooks at first, but make no mistake it will eventually be aimed directly at Microsoft.
and that's great for all ( jmo )
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What makes this any better/different from Moblin ? (Intel's Linux OS aimed at netbooks). Or just plain Ubuntu, for that matter? I can do everything on my Ubuntu HTPC that I do on my Windows box except game, and that's only because I don't want to duplicate the expensive hardware in my gamer.
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^^ Agreed. Unless I can buy a game off the shelf (old or new) that works on Chrome, I really don't give a hoot. And netbooks are overrated underpowered products benefiting from a recesion. When things get back to "normal" I think we'll see a significant decline in netbook sales.
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Old July 8, 2009, 09:21 AM
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^^ Agreed. Unless I can buy a game off the shelf (old or new) that works on Chrome, I really don't give a hoot. And netbooks are overrated underpowered products benefiting from a recesion. When things get back to "normal" I think we'll see a significant decline in netbook sales.
This is what I've been thinking all along. Couldn't have said it better myself. At the moment...nothing can replace an up-to-date hardware loaded computer for gaming, applications (3d and animations) and graphic design. These gadgets that have been coming out the last year or so are strictly aimed at the younger generations as toys and boy, these young kids love toys..don't they
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It's basically another linux distro. So what makes this one different from all the others out there?
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What makes this any better/different from Moblin ? (Intel's Linux OS aimed at netbooks). Or just plain Ubuntu, for that matter? I can do everything on my Ubuntu HTPC that I do on my Windows box except game, and that's only because I don't want to duplicate the expensive hardware in my gamer.

We have no idea what makes it better :P

But if any company has the ability to bring another OS to the table it's Google.
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