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Chrome OS Designed To Start Microsoft Death Spiral
Al writes "Technology Review has a feature article that explores the business strategy underlying Google's decision to develop its Linux-based operating system, Chrome OS. Writer G. Pascal Zachary argues that Eric Schmidt has identified a sea-change in the software business, as signaled by Microsoft's recent problems and by the advancement of cloud computing. Zachary notes that Larry Page and Sergey Brin have pushed to develop a slick, open-source alternative to Windows for around six years (with the rationale that improving access to the Web would ultimately benefit Google), but that Schmidt has always refused. While developing Chrome OS is a significant gamble for Google, Zachary believe it will exploit Microsoft's historical weakness in terms of networking and internet functionality, forcing its rival to better serve Google's core business goals, whilst initiating its own steady, slow-motion decline."
In Australia, does the MS death spiral go counter-clockwise?
apt-get search will have advertisement on the right side
NB: The message above might reflect my opinion right now, but not necessarily tomorrow or next year.
I will gladly bet that Microsoft will still be a highly profitable company in twenty years. The fallacy of this write as with many other prognosticators is that the game is zero-sum. This is false. IT is growing and will continue to grow as long as there is an economy to support.
So, to kill Microsoft we first have to kill the economy?
Best get started then.
Where do you think you are, exactly?
No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
They're the Energizer Bunny of the computer world, even if they have to steal or assassinate their competition to keep going.
This is just in: Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery.
You know why the Energizer Bunny takes so long in the bathroom?
He keeps going...and going....
(the thought of now more windows makes me giddy though)
Not that the anti windows sentiment is a suprise, but giddy? Seriously, I wonder if _insert diety_ is ever up there wondering why he/she/whatever went through the trouble of creating multiple genders when just having made an OS that wasn't windows was apparently enough to make some people happy.
GATES Your Internet ad was brought to my attention, but I can't figure out what, if anything, CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet does, so rather than risk competing with you, I've decided simply to buy you out.
Homer and Marge step aside to talk privately.
HOMER This is it Marge. I've poured my heart and soul into this business and now it's finally paying off. (covering his mouth) We're rich! Richer than astronauts.
MARGE Homer quiet. Acquire the deal.
HOMER (to Gates) I reluctantly accept your proposal!
GATES Well everyone always does. Buy 'em out, boys!
Bill Gates' companions begin to trash the "office".
HOMER Hey, what the hell's going on!
GATES Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks!
Bill Gates lets out a maniacal laugh.
The way they do "cloud computing", it is more of a gradient between Dumb Terminal and Locally installed fat application.
E.g. you could handle 70% of processing on the client (javascript, editor logic) and 30% on the server (storage, generating actual ODF files, exporting PDF's,...). A dumb terminal would be 0% - 100% a local app 100% - 0%
Shocking!
You can visit him in C-Cell.
I think most would agree that right now the markets are sucking.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.