Some interesting commentary regarding the gOS.
Linux community concern over Chrome OS http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/linux-community-concerned-over-c hrome-os-614432 10 things to know about Google Chrome OS http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/10-things-we-kn ow-about-google-chrome-os-614370 What will Google's Chrome OS be like? http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/what-will-googl e-s-chrome-os-be-like--614354 Why Google Chrome OS is bad news for Windows http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/why-google-chro me-os-is-bad-news-for-windows-614362 -----Original Message----- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 5:07 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Google OS At 09:55 AM 08/07/2009, Stan Zaske wrote: >Cloud computing is bogus. The day when everyone's apps and data are >on machines that aren't local is the day the Internet becomes third >world. My broadband connection failed again yesterday for a couple >hours during the Michael Jackson memorial blitz. How can so many in >the industry be pushing this nonsense is beyond me. However, >competing against Microsoft is a good idea as it may bring down >their ridiculous prices. Anybody pee od'd that Vista owners don't >get a free upgrade to 7? I'm not a big fan of cloud computing either (but interestingly enough, am working on a cloud-based project, so go figure.) I don't see net connections going down very often, but when they do, it could be a big hit to a business. Seems like a single point of failure issue to me, but it is taking off. T
