Google Chrome OS clouds up the OS market
Jul 8th
Google has opened another front in its fight with Microsoft. The new Free and Open Google Chrome Operating System was announced last night on the official Google Blog According to Google “netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010″
The idea behind this new OS is to take advantage of the cloud through an Operating System designed from the ground up for the cloud.
From the Google Blog
“Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.”
If Google succeeds in producing this new lightweight ultra secure OS, the writing might be on the wall for that old shrink wrapped OS from Redmond.
Good luck Google…Keep it Free and Open.
Related Links
Google Unveils a Cloud-Based Operating System
http://www.osnews.com/story/21794/Google_Unveils_a_Cloud-Based_Operating_System
Google Releasing Chrome Operating System
http://lifehacker.com/5309868/google-releasing-chrome-operating-system
Google Plans a PC Operating System
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/companies/08operate.html?hp
Google’s Chrome OS: what it means, why it matters
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/07/googles-chrome-os-coming-to-netbooks-in-late-2010.ars
Google is watching you…and all your friends.
Feb 5th
Google really isn’t watching you or are they……
Google Latitude is the latest application to come out of Google. Check it out at
http://www.google.com/latitude/intro.html
According to Google search, the internet just might be mostly safe again today.
Feb 1st
In case you didn’t notice…..most if not all of the web was marked dangerous yesterday for about 45 min. The message “This site may harm your computer.” appeared on all Google search results.
The problem has been resolved and the Internet is now only partly dangerous or mostly safe depending on how you look at it. Have fun browsing and just remember to be careful out there, the web can be a very scary place.
Check out the official Google link below that goes into detail about the “/” that made the Internet stand still…..well at least Google search.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-site-may-harm-your-computer-on.html
