Thread: Windows has a new competitor.

A new operating system, brought to you by the folks from Google. emphasis on speed and efficiency.

Call me very interested.

Google takes on Windows with Chrome OS - CNN.com

There is no chance it will take off. I use Linux, which is a free and customisable operating system. Only about of 1% of PC user use it . Its been around for about 20 years.

Originally Posted by robinswe01

There is no chance it will take off. I use Linux, which is a free and customisable operating system. Only about of 1% of PC user use it . Its been around for about 20 years.

You might be right. Chrome is just a linux kernel though, that's just under the hood. Who knows what they will actually provide in terms of look and feel and usability. They are initially targeting netbook users , and lord knows the netbook hasn't supplanted the PC for general purpose use.

It depends how it is marketed. I think they could take a huge bite out of the netbook O/S market, I love what they did with Google Chrome Browser, based on that and their web sevices, I think they will come up with something very fast and efficient and easy to use, but without the range of abilities that Windows has.

If another OS overtakes windows then eventually it will be just as scrutinized as windows is.

People tend to forget the the reason Windows gets exploited so much is because it's such a big target for the little pseudo-anarchist hackers sitting in their parent's basement... the majority of them love linux (anything that isn't 'the man' basically) so of course they aren't going to put as much effort into tearing the other OS' apart.

AdamGB, unfortunately I got to agree. But when you start talking about hackers and virus programmers, well these some gutless little fuckers may consider themselves to be anarchists with a noble ideal, but as far as I am concerned they are just vandals who like to fuck people up.

Originally Posted by AdamGB

If another OS overtakes windows then eventually it will be just as scrutinized as windows is.

People tend to forget the the reason Windows gets exploited so much is because it's such a big target for the little pseudo-anarchist hackers sitting in their parent's basement... the majority of them love linux (anything that isn't 'the man' basically) so of course they aren't going to put as much effort into tearing the other OS' apart.

Agree with you very much. I'm not defending windows, but i will agree that it is an easy target, and the way many see it, it's the only target.

BUT one thing is that for people who don't want to use linux, or ubuntu, or a get a Mac, then they essentially HAVE to use windows. Microsoft knows this, and that is where a problem lies. They load so much stuff onto your computer JUST with the install of windows. I'm not talking about IE and all of that junk, it's that plus a lot of other background items. ESPECIALLY with Vista, the OS takes a ton of memory to run, clogging up resources. This effects your computer especially if you don't have a ton of memory. I have slightly over 1 gb of memory and Vista eats a lot of it up. My computer doesn't run slow, but if i was running a different OS, the difference would be significant. Even if I used XP, I'm sure I would notice a difference.

Don't take this the wrong way.. I'm not really "complaining" because I would be stupid to complain and continue to use the product. I'm just simply stating that there are issues that have to do with the fact that Microsoft knows it can get away with these sorts of things. If they had a competitor you will start seeing things in the next few years that will make you ask, "why didn't Vista/XP run like this?".. the answer will be, that it didn't have to!

I reckon a google operating system would have a far greater chance of success than Linux as EVERYBODY uses google as a search bar.

Google is my homepage and has been for probably the past 8 years and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.

On the other hand I have never installed, used or even seen Linux in operation.

If their operating system was free and easy to install I could see it being especially popular on laptops.

Google is now almost as monolithic as Microsoft though and so its operating system will likely draw a ton of criticism and hate from the same people who hate Microsoft's operating sytems.

I can't see many people putting it on their despktops but if you've got a notebook used primarily for the internet and communication a streamlined, open source, novel operating system that caters specificially to those needs could be very popular.

I wonder if they intend to branch into the realm of convergance devices, mobile phones, pda's etc as I expect Google Chrome would work well on those devices too.

It has a far better chance of being succesful than Linux, which is something only for the hardcore techhy hobbyist, google chrome could easily target and attract the young, tech savvy mobile operators and workers, people with iphones, blackberry's, little notebooks etc.

I predict it will be a success.