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Google's Chrome OS To Launch In Fall

Posted by timothy on from the wish-chrome-would-work-for-my-gmail dept.

Kidfork writes "On Wednesday Google's vice president of product management said that this fall Google will launch Chrome OS to compete with Microsoft Windows. More than 70 million users already use the Chrome Browser, and Google expects at least 1 million users of the OS by day one of release."

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  1. Yawn. by johnjaydk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I've played around with ChromeOS on a virtual machine and it sucks. It's an OS for accessing Google apps and the web. Nothing else. Great if that's all You need, but I need a bit more.

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  2. Who is this for? by guidryp · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Certainly it is isn't for us (hardcore computer users) with tons of native applications.

    I have a 3+GHz Quad core desktop, I dont' think I really need to worry about they extra latency the OS imposes on my browser.

    Next I thought of my mostly computer illiterate brother who I set up a windows PC for. He is familiar with some applications for ripping/burning CDs, editing documents, drawing/photo editing, printing. So what now. He has to learn all new applications. You can stop right there. Is there even a web based ripping/burning app for CD's?

    Can he even store stuff in a local file system, or is everything in the cloud? Speaking of cloud. What about bandwidth. He is on Dial up!

    Seriously who is this for. I don't see any success with power users, and next to none with borderline users who have already learned some applications.

    About the only users I see is setting it up for granny to check email...

  3. "Google's Chrome OS to Launch in Fail" by stakovahflow · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oops, I misread the headline...

    I could have sworn the headline for this article read "Google's Chrome OS to Launch in Fail".

    Being as I've lost my faith in Google, as of late, I think it is appropriate.

    --Stak

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  4. Re:Um... by FuckingNickName · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So you're apologising for being wrong and legitimately pointing out that you were at least trying to be reasonable (but still were wrong).

    Nevertheless, apology accepted. Night night.