Call me naive, but I trust Google. I've been using Gmail since late 2004. I just migrated away from the iPhone after three years; I now have a Nexus One as my primary phone. My calendar, my contacts, etc. are in the Google cloud. And guess what? They've never done ANYTHING to erode my trust in them. In the age of telecom companies trying to cap mobile data plans, and place arbitrary restrictions on IP-delivered media content, Google is busy trying to roll out fiber and generally make the Internet better. I believe that not only do they live by their "don't be evil" mantra, but that they realize the days of the free Internet may be numbered. They're doing their best to save the Internet as we know it. Granted, they have something to gain. But other companies' failure to evolve leaves the door wide open for a company which we should trust far more than AT&T, Time Warner, etc. to preserve the landscape that slashdotters are so eager to protect. The tag is correct, it's a witch hunt. Google admitted their mistake, we move on.
Tell me... what IDE runs on ChromeOS? Where's the Emacs for Android? When I see that, we'll talk. Until then, I don't think that Google's going to be able to migrate it's most vital employees (engineers) to "eat their own dogfood." Might be interesting to migrate support staff, but that's not where the heart of Google is.
Well.... since ChromeOS is built on Ubuntu I'll bet that anything that runs on Ubuntu should run on ChromeOS.
No, it won't, at least not if it has a GUI or relies on X.org. ChromeOS does not use X but rather a custom windowing system that Google has developed in-house. I don't think it's even based on DirectFB or anything remotely familiar.
And the first thing my doctor said when I was diagnosed was, "avoid caffeine." I know every time I drink more than a cup of coffee worth of caffeine, I feel loopy and anxious.
That's akin to holding Virginia Tech accountable for the shootings simply by permitting people to be there. Is the NCAA going to deny them eligibility because of the massacre? Will they be ineligible to win a championship henceforth? Of course not. Anyone can do anything at any time, on any medium. How did this get slashdotted? Some of the most blatant flamebait I've seen.
It's very subjective of you to label all U.S. Presidents since Carter as extroverted. What qualifies you to draw this broad generalization? Do you have substantial basis?
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Call me naive, but I trust Google. I've been using Gmail since late 2004. I just migrated away from the iPhone after three years; I now have a Nexus One as my primary phone. My calendar, my contacts, etc. are in the Google cloud. And guess what? They've never done ANYTHING to erode my trust in them. In the age of telecom companies trying to cap mobile data plans, and place arbitrary restrictions on IP-delivered media content, Google is busy trying to roll out fiber and generally make the Internet better. I believe that not only do they live by their "don't be evil" mantra, but that they realize the days of the free Internet may be numbered. They're doing their best to save the Internet as we know it. Granted, they have something to gain. But other companies' failure to evolve leaves the door wide open for a company which we should trust far more than AT&T, Time Warner, etc. to preserve the landscape that slashdotters are so eager to protect. The tag is correct, it's a witch hunt. Google admitted their mistake, we move on.
Tell me... what IDE runs on ChromeOS? Where's the Emacs for Android? When I see that, we'll talk. Until then, I don't think that Google's going to be able to migrate it's most vital employees (engineers) to "eat their own dogfood." Might be interesting to migrate support staff, but that's not where the heart of Google is.
Well.... since ChromeOS is built on Ubuntu I'll bet that anything that runs on Ubuntu should run on ChromeOS.
No, it won't, at least not if it has a GUI or relies on X.org. ChromeOS does not use X but rather a custom windowing system that Google has developed in-house. I don't think it's even based on DirectFB or anything remotely familiar.
You'd be wary of new unusual political parties too.
Too bad most ethernet infrastructure is only 100mbit
At least THAT wouldn't be gay
And the first thing my doctor said when I was diagnosed was, "avoid caffeine." I know every time I drink more than a cup of coffee worth of caffeine, I feel loopy and anxious.
That's akin to holding Virginia Tech accountable for the shootings simply by permitting people to be there. Is the NCAA going to deny them eligibility because of the massacre? Will they be ineligible to win a championship henceforth? Of course not. Anyone can do anything at any time, on any medium. How did this get slashdotted? Some of the most blatant flamebait I've seen.
Good to see seniors embracing new technology instead of fearing evil robots that feed on their medicine.
It's very subjective of you to label all U.S. Presidents since Carter as extroverted. What qualifies you to draw this broad generalization? Do you have substantial basis?