Comments on: Google Chrome OS / Microsoft Bing http://willcodeforcoffee.com/2009/07/11/google-chrome-os-microsoft-bing/ The personal programming blog of Eric Hoff. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: eric http://willcodeforcoffee.com/2009/07/11/google-chrome-os-microsoft-bing/comment-page-1/#comment-162 eric Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:34:13 +0000 http://willcodeforcoffee.com/?p=92#comment-162 Well, we don't really know that much about what is going to go into Chrome OS - except that it will try to keep you on the Internet at much as possible. It would be nice to have all those features, but I doubt we'll get much more than we already get from Google Docs - meaning no HTML5 video and Photoshop. Maybe eventually. I think it is fair to compare it to Windows 8 since it will only be available on Netbooks, one of the markets Win7 is targeting. Well, we don’t really know that much about what is going to go into Chrome OS – except that it will try to keep you on the Internet at much as possible. It would be nice to have all those features, but I doubt we’ll get much more than we already get from Google Docs – meaning no HTML5 video and Photoshop.
Maybe eventually.
I think it is fair to compare it to Windows 8 since it will only be available on Netbooks, one of the markets Win7 is targeting.

]]> By: Ivan http://willcodeforcoffee.com/2009/07/11/google-chrome-os-microsoft-bing/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Ivan Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:25:54 +0000 http://willcodeforcoffee.com/?p=92#comment-161 I wouldn't compare Win7 to Chrome OS as is. First, because Windows 7 has years over years of development, it's an already robust OS running on a very well tested kernel. Chrome OS will be based Linux, which is a robust (and better IMO) kernel than Windows 7 but the main difference is that the GUI will be something fairly new, so expect it to be really buggy for a year. They may go with GTK, I don't know. Here's a couple of things I would like to see on Chrome OS: - Sync local user folder with cloud drive. Something like your user folder on Dropbox. With the ability of running only from the cloud (for non HD-less devices). - HTML based applications for most tasks. Video player can be HTML5 based (plus codecs and stuff). IM can be HTML based. Code editors can be HTML based Photoshop can be HTML etc. and we can keep dreaming. But mainly I would like to sit on my big-ass computer at home and have the same stuff on my laptop, phone, etc. All apps, shortcuts, bookmarks, etc. Everything according to the device I'm using. Maybe not having a fully featured version of Photoshop but to be able to edit some stuff. So, I really want to wait at least a year or until we have more info about it before saying anything. I can't really judge something that was just announced. I like when companies try to think outside the box, Apple always do that, Google always try to do that, Microsoft sometimes do that. If you see people still happy with WinXP (even 2000) it's because new version are not offering new things, just more of the same but prettier and with some new features, but nothing completely different. I wouldn’t compare Win7 to Chrome OS as is. First, because Windows 7 has years over years of development, it’s an already robust OS running on a very well tested kernel. Chrome OS will be based Linux, which is a robust (and better IMO) kernel than Windows 7 but the main difference is that the GUI will be something fairly new, so expect it to be really buggy for a year. They may go with GTK, I don’t know.

Here’s a couple of things I would like to see on Chrome OS:

- Sync local user folder with cloud drive. Something like your user folder on Dropbox. With the ability of running only from the cloud (for non HD-less devices).
- HTML based applications for most tasks.
Video player can be HTML5 based (plus codecs and stuff).
IM can be HTML based.
Code editors can be HTML based
Photoshop can be HTML
etc.

and we can keep dreaming. But mainly I would like to sit on my big-ass computer at home and have the same stuff on my laptop, phone, etc. All apps, shortcuts, bookmarks, etc. Everything according to the device I’m using. Maybe not having a fully featured version of Photoshop but to be able to edit some stuff.

So, I really want to wait at least a year or until we have more info about it before saying anything. I can’t really judge something that was just announced.

I like when companies try to think outside the box, Apple always do that, Google always try to do that, Microsoft sometimes do that.

If you see people still happy with WinXP (even 2000) it’s because new version are not offering new things, just more of the same but prettier and with some new features, but nothing completely different.

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