This was my first thought, Tom makes a point to mark MS as the loser, he doesn't seem to realize if it's all in the cloud OS X will be a loser also. Mike
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chrome marks the coming of age of cloud computing, or software as a > service. > > Sure. Just like all the other attempts at SaaS over the years. > Different names, same ridiculous concept perpetrated by people that > have had broadband so long they forget the vast unwashed majority. > > Anyway, I wish them the best of luck. It would be nice if we didn't > need Windows or Mac OS any longer and could just run Chrome on top of > a slim Linux for all our computing needs. But I don't see it happening > in my lifetime. > > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21 > > 0500375 > > > > "The desktop is dying. Long live the browser." > > > > "But the desktop, the operating system, shows no sign that it can keep up > > with the innovation happening around browsers." > > > > "the desktop has underperformed. Microsoft's Windows Vista, by almost any > > measure, has been a disappointment. It's been more 'ow' than 'wow.'" > > > > So is this a battle for Google to win or do they just have to wait for MS > > to lose? > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
