I don't get what it is that makes you think that they're competing platforms. Fact is that Android is perfect for a tiny handheld device, but would really suck as a desktop OS. It is geared towards having one active application (since there simply isn't the display space for multiple), and is streamlined for one-handed operation. A netbook is a much more substantial piece of equipment, basically equivalent to a full-scale personal computer (though a little less powerful, i.e. like an obsolete laptop) and capable (in current incarnations) of running a full desktop OS. I run Fedora 11 on mine with only minimal adjustments for it to play nicely with the SSD (write performance sucks).
Google is doing a great thing in bringing linux to the masses, but I do question their complete reinvention of the UI. For Android, this is understandable, since X/Gnome simply wouldn't make sense on a mobile phone, but for a netbook, I really hope that they can create some kind of interoperability with existing linux systems... the ability to run everyone's favorite linux applications without forcing complete reinvention would be nice, as would having it left sufficiently open for a user to choose their own DE (i.e. gnome). On Jul 8, 2:49 am, Android Development <[email protected]> wrote: > I dont think it is wise to create parallel technologies like this. > I wonder what potential problems that the current Android OS has..that > Google needs to launch a seperate OS for notebooks. > > This para from the announcement sounds interesting. It sounds like Google > wants to pit Android and Chrome OS against each other: > > *"Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was > designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones > to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people > who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power > computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While > there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe > choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google." > * > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:12 PM, blindfold <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Yes, this can take away a lot of traction for Android, especially when > > Google Chrome OS lands on phones as well (and I do not see why it > > wouldn't land there). Weird. > > > On Jul 8, 8:02 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > >http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html > > > > The paragraph that makes me think this will kill off Android on anything > > at netbook level or above; > > > > "Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was > > designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones > > to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people > > who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power > > computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While > > there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe > > choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google." > > > > So basically you'll get the choice of an OS designed for Netbooks > > upwards, or Android which is currently focused on mobiles. > > > > Al. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
