What Google's Chromium OS Is Reaching For

MojoKid sends in a piece that takes a step back from Google's much-analyzed OS to look at what it is trying to accomplish. "Last week, Google open-sourced its Chromium OS project, more than a year before the operating system is scheduled for release. In doing so, Google hopes a variety of developers and companies will become involved in the project, and has pledged to release regular updates as well as a comprehensive log of bug reports and fixes. This article takes a look at Google's design vision for Chromium, the unique benefits it offers, and a bit of why Google is throwing its hat into this particular ring in the first place. Chromium, after all, is a Linux-based OS entering the smartbook/netbook market at a time when the product segment is already being well served by a variety of Linux distros, XP, and Windows 7. In the midst of all these options, do we need another operating system? We just might."

Comments

A bad trade off.

[LWATCDR]

It is going in a more Apple way than Apple. Google is going to try to make something that will just work. That isn't a bad thing but they are doing it by limiting what you can do with it.
As far as features go what can you do with with this OS you can not do with with Linux, OS/X, or WIndows7 with Chrome installed?
Nothing that I can see so far.
What can you do with those other OS's? Simple you can write code and run software native. I can install apps! Better yet I can sell apps.
I see this a Google's big flop. I could be wrong but I think they blew this one.
Now if they just made a good Netbook version of Linux and installed an App store I think it could have been a killer. Maybe Android with an apps store if they would give me a c++ compiler for there java vm ISA and ported QT and GTK.

Re:Que? No comprede! Chromium OS doesn't make sens

[Orion Blastar]

Then why does Chrome block Adsense ads when the user right clicks and choose block on them?

I think Ad blocking programs for other web browsers have cut into Google Adsense profits. Google is going to have to find a new way to earn money besides advertising. Ad blocking is teh futar!