Why Google Needs To Pull the Plug On Chrome OS

judeancodersfront writes "It's time for Google to realize that it is way too early to be pushing an OS that only provides a browser. If Chrome OS fails on netbooks it will just make OEMs even more hesitant to use a Linux-based OS instead of Windows. Google should instead build upon its already successful Android platform and provide a system that offers local applications."

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Re:Opinionated Article is Confusing

[C1970H]

Maybe that was their story on 2/10, but by 4/12 they had a change of heart. http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-google-docs.html

Please note, these new editors are not compatible with Gears (the technology that powers offline access), so they do not have offline support today. However, we plan to bring back offline support in the future, taking advantage of new technologies like HTML5 and advancements in modern browsers.

Re:Linux

[man_of_mr_e]

Part of the problem is that if they use an OS that gives too much functionality, they want it to start running Windows apps. And when it can't do that, they become frustrated and return it.

Sadly, Linux seems to be relegated to "appliance" status in most devices, largely because they don't want users to start asking too many questions.

Re:Opinionated Article is Confusing

[man_of_mr_e]

Holy shit! Google Cloud Print? Google wants me to send all my print jobs to them, so they can send them back to me?

Frankly, this is getting ridiculous. Google is finding new ways to harvest our data, and make us dependant up them as a service. I love my android phone, but I realized recently that their new "voice control" and "voice to text" features means that every time you say something to your phone, it goes to google, and they process it, then send back the text. This means that google has a record of everything you've said to it.

Google will then have a record of everything you've printed with this cloud service. They have a record of all your email. They have a record of all your search queries. Who knows what their toolbar is sending back to them about your surfing habits.

I don't like ot think of myself as part of the tinfoil hat brigade, but wow. If google WANTED to be evil, they have set themselves up to be the masters.