Ok, so this is just ONE more blog post about breaking news that Google after all these years, rumors, and what not WILL release an operating system as a choice against the almighty Windows. It's exciting for a few reasons.
Chrome (Google's Browser)
Runs magnificently. It's fast, it's lightweight, and it's currently getting ported to MacOS as users grow envious of it's power and speed on Windows.
Apps
Will more than likely be the central theme of this (more than likely) web based/cloud OS. Google does Docs, Pictures, Latitude, and all those other fun services that loyal Google..rs? Have come to love. Google is putting its money on the cloud. Get your documents, pictures, friends, emails, stocks, maps, and all your other personal things from your OS. iGoogle as a sign in possibility?
The Cloud
Google is quoted as saying "People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. [...] Even more importantly, they don’t want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates." If Google can deliver this promise it will not only 1 UP Windows, it will trump MacOS, and Linux. If anyone who knows how to get to Google.com can download this, install it, run it, and then not have to configure anything...We could potentially have the most portable operating system alive.
Now all of this is fine and dandy, but I wouldn't be myself if I didn't critique and take a jab at Google here. I was chatting with Zeno (Yuki, another author of this blog) this morning and I made a point in saying that while I am equally as excited as he is for this...
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this argument that "leave no microsoft product unchallenged." though...meh
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linux has tried, mac has tried, google will try...and they will all continue to fail.
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im sure it's gonna be awesome
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and ill install it somewhere im sure
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but its just another third-party, DIY, nerdy, small niche of the market.
Just think about this for a few seconds, I know the announcement of a Google OS is exciting. But lets be real here folks. How popular is Android? Is it a household name outside of nerd circles? I'm keeping my expectations realistic. Once again, I'm sure this OS is going to rock and rock quite hard. Like i said in my conversation with Zeno, I will more than likely install it somewhere on my network/one of my machines. But when it comes down to it, you can't compete with paid solutions. A few writers at various other outlets have made the point in saying...
"Google maybe able to show users that they don't have to pay for Microsoft core software."
"Google has always unofficially chanted, leave no Microsoft software unchallenged."
Again, fine. Super. If you want to believe that this OS could actually give Windows a run for it's money...ask yourself how big of a nerd you possibly are (no joke, do it.) Windows is everywhere. Exchange support is everywhere (The iPhone had to adapt to it, Android will be supporting it.) The big corporate solutions will always be paid solutions. That being said, I don't think there is a single chance what so ever Google could take a "corporate" throne. But that isn't there game, there is nothing in the press announcement to make me or anyone even think this. (Merely just vocalizing some thoughts here.)
So clearly the aim is the end user market (as officially stated.) Which as I said above, if Google can make an OS that is Microsoft friendly (because if it isn't, they've already lost), boots instantaneously, can be installed by ANYONE with zero need for a technical friend around, and requires no driver configuration or what not. I'm sure this will be a killer operating system.
Until then, I wait.
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