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Ask DLS: Now that you've seen Chrome OS do you still care?
As you'd expect from a "browser OS," Google pretty much admits that Chrome OS isn't really intended for offline use. They see devices running Chrome as a compliment to the existing systems in your home or office. Local storage? That's not really part of the big picture either. Everything you save heads straight for the cloud.
And Google's staunch "no third party apps" stance means that no, you won't be running Firefox on Chrome OS. Google doesn't want other apps playing in their sandbox, it would seem.
Personally, it looks like I'll enjoy playing with Chrome OS but I can't see myself relying on it for day-to-day computing. I'd prefer to at least run a lightweight but fuller-featured linux distribution like xPud or Crunchbang where I have more flexibility.
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Subscribe to commentsgfsNov 20th 2009 7:07AM
I was very intrested in this new OS from Google, but maaannnn was i disappointed when this glorifyd version of Chrome came out today .. How can a huge and intresting company like Google take this long to make as little as this ? And the videos from them on youtube, they talk like this is exciting stuff.. Well.. for me at least it's time to forget this OS and hope that someday google can make up for those 2 hours of my life that i used to download, and explore the OS (vm image)..
btdownNov 20th 2009 5:19PM
Have no interest in it now. I was sort-of expecting (hoping) for new google branded/funded linux distro. Did not expect a weird global web-app that looks to be more at home on a mobile phone.
VashNov 22nd 2009 4:05PM
If you want a google themed distro there are already plenty of them out there >>.. this is pretty much exactly what they promised it would be.
Ashutosh MishraNov 20th 2009 8:55AM
I want to care, but I can't. That's the condition of Internet in India. Google is totally restricting itself with Chrome OS. I hope it expands, but that'll likely take 2-3 years and Windows 8 will probably be out.
Honestly, I think it's gonna fail along with Wave. Both are dynamic concepts, but you know, they feel so different. But then, great innovations have always been met with resistance before going mainstream...
speeNov 20th 2009 9:30AM
It makes a lot of sense for someone to have Chrome OS, or something similar, on their computer if it can be useful.
At this point in my life I have no need for something like that. If I ever have the kind of lifestyle that "requires" the use of this kind of OS, I will definitely consider it.
Given today's standards in computing, however, I can't even imagine Chrome as a replacement OS for myself anytime within the following years. But again, never say never... It's technology we're talking about.
richardNov 20th 2009 9:45AM
I think this is going to be a fantastic quick boot OS for netbooks, as long as you have mobile broadband or are always in range of a wifi hotspot that is! I'm definitely going to install this on my netbook when I can, and as long as it supports grabbing my data connection from my mobile phone I'm sorted!
Master04ChiefNov 20th 2009 10:56AM
"And Google's staunch "no third party apps" stance means that no, you won't be running Firefox on Chrome OS. Google doesn't want other apps playing in their sandbox, it would seem."
- Whatever happened to "Don't Be Evil."
Saint SeminoleNov 20th 2009 11:28AM
I guess I'm in the majority for once. Couldn't care less about an "OS" that isn't really an operating system.
It's like telling your kid you're going to buy him a new car, and then you get him a go-kart. Sure, it has *some* uses, but it's not really what you promised...
RobNov 20th 2009 12:08PM
I find this kinda funny. It's a lot like the current healthcare debate.
First you have Google and Obama. Two strong contenders in their respective fields that we really believed in and trusted.
Then you have Healthcare reform and the Chrome OS. Both seemed like they were a great idea when they were announced. "Think of the possibilities", people thought. But now that the ideas have been fleshed out, everyone is disappointed. "This is not what we were thinking", seems to be the general consensus.
JordanNov 20th 2009 1:21PM
Hurry, somebody get the ball that google dropped on this one before Steve Jobs gets it!
fikhlNov 20th 2009 1:47PM
Wow what a letdown! Well of course I didn't expect anything more from a browser with a few other apps tacked on.
Anyway, I've installed Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook remix on my Aspire One and love it. I only need someone to teach me how to install WLAN drivers! HELP!! :D
kriscolumbusNov 20th 2009 6:15PM
The best way to install wireless drivers when there isn't one included by default is to find the windows xp version of the driver, and use ndiswrapper. Using ndiswrapper requires the terminal but it's simple, and the necessary packages are included on the live cd. You can search google for installing a driver with ndiswrapper.
fikhlNov 21st 2009 4:57AM
Thanks for the tip kriscolumbus, I'll check it out when I get home, I just hope the terminal section would not be as scary as I'm imagining it to be!
Thanks.
VashNov 22nd 2009 4:03PM
I have recently seen hard C++ compiled into a flash file, and with Golang I think it's entirely possible that frozen binaries may completely become a thing of the past. I at first was horrified at that idea, but now I'm beginning to see the elegance of the idea.
KjellNov 24th 2009 7:43PM
No - They should have made Chrome OS a webapp..
Heaven'sHellslayerDec 4th 2009 7:07PM
hmm I am suing! I blame Bush!