Google OS - What do you think?

[Cegarrett]

Google is working on an OS based off of the Chrome Browser. Do you think it will be any good? (I use Chrome and prefer it over IE).

Source: Google's new operating system to take on Microsoft - Yahoo! Finance

 

[pro96]

Wow should be interesting, specially when Windows 7 is released

 

[navychop]

Compatibility with MS apps? Zero?

 

[JamesJ]

Compatibility with MS apps? Zero?

I dont see that anywhere in there, and I dont think they would do that, they are just building a OS not programs.

 

[sampatterson]

Wonderful, it will be another way for them to deliver ads. Ads everywhere. I hate ads. I would rather pay than have ads.

 

[Jared Twomey]

I'm interested... I would give it a shot. I use a lot of google products anyway, so more integration would be nice.

 

[goaliebob99]

Compatibility with MS apps? Zero?

I think that they could do it with a mac, that they could do it with google's os too.

 

[ab187]

Competition is always good in the marketplace. I would consider dualbooting it on my laptop if the apps are good enough....

 

[SnowVan]

I will probably stay away until it really solidifies itself

Snow Leopard/Windows 7 will be my OS's for the next few years

 

[Van]

It's geared towards netbooks only is what I read/heard yesterday and I would hazard a guess that its next evolution will include smaller hand helds and merge with its cell phone.

 

[PrairieDog]

From what I have read, it will be yet another widowing system on the Linux kernel. Not a bad thing, mind you. I would bet Google Docs will be built in.

 

[navychop]

From what I have read, it will be yet another widowing system on the Linux kernel. Not a bad thing, mind you. I would bet Google Docs will be built in.

WOW! Death to use it, eh?

 

[meStevo]

I try most all things Google, but will be passing on their OS, unless it miraculously has full DirectX support and all my apps and games work on it.

As a netbook OS with a specific scope, I think it's a great idea.

 

[sven_kirk]

I too, try most things Google. Mainly for mail, voice, and calender, and that is limited. I am more worried about what the privacy policy is. From what I heard Chrome is a great browser, but everything you type is sent back to Google. Is that true? If so imagine the lack of privacy on the OS.

 

[meStevo]

That is technically true, because as you type in the uber bar it does a google search and suggests terms to finish what you are typing.

 

[grydlok]

Skynet is becoming a reality.

 

[Van]

Skynet is becoming a reality.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I dont see that anywhere in there, and I dont think they would do that, they are just building a OS not programs.

They really aren't even building an OS; they are putting Chrome on top of a dumbed-down Linux, and then using google apps from the cloud, and off-line versions (of gmail, docs, calendar, etc). So it would be compatible with Microsoft files, but the thing strikes me as a bit silly.

I like the stuff google does, but this just does not sound as impressive as I initially hoped.

 

[mike123abc]

I think it will be a great product for netbooks. It will help drive the lower end since it will be free and I bet they go to a lot of effort to put a nice polish on it. I would probably not consider it for a desktop until it has gone through a few iterations. There are a lot of people that just use a computer to surf the internet and basic office applications, it could develop into something for them.

 

[JonE]

Nice, but it would take a lot to give up my Mac OS X. If you could dual boot on Boot camp that might be a consideration.