A pretty good article from Arstechnica: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/07/googles-chrome-os-coming-to-netbooks-in-late-2010.ars
--------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar < [email protected]> wrote: > 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<http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/linux-community-concerned-over-c%0Ahrome-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<http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/10-things-we-kn%0Aow-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<http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/what-will-googl%0Ae-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<http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/why-google-chro%0Ame-os-is-bad-news-for-windows-614362> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thane > Sherrington > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 5:07 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 > > >
