Hi,

It's a browser!

You are a troll! Plus one that doesn't have a clue, just phishing all the time. Post relevant, referenced material not your poor interpretation.

That is what makes it potentially great. Many people spend so much of their computer time in a web browser.

In a sense, it takes part of the Unix philosophy - make a program that does one thing and does it well - and applies it to the Operating System itself.

However, ultimately such an approach is going to be a niche market for the forseeable future. Most people want proper desktop programs. (And worse, most people don't understand the difference between "spreadsheet" and "Excel", and want Excel.)

Still, if all I would be able to do is browse the web then I doubt I would be interested in computers.

I want my desktop applications, file system, and dev tools!

It always makes me pissed off when someone uses the name of a piece of proprietary software to describe something that can be done with it, like for example calling a "Spreadsheet" and "Excel Spreadsheet", even when it's not in Excel format and wasn't made by Excel.

Similarly it annoys me when people call a computer-edited photo a "Photoshopped" photo.

Hi,

When it comes to tech speak things pickup common labels then are just globally applied. Explicit defined speech would indeed be the way but in this modern world we have to really think before we speak. Be it abbreviated speech or text then confusion can be generated by the user. Most people who use this type of representation are just conditioned by their weak environment and have not been challenged to present information in the proper format.

It's just like the person who curses every other word. Weak mind and poor representation when communicating. They really don't realize the problem until they are challenged. Even then they will take offense and not correct themselves until repeated challenge or just ignoring the exchange.

If someone presents or uses poor language skills in their technical field then things can become very confusing for the exchange of information. I really don't like to use buzz words or techspeak but have to self discipline whenever communicating with peers who do.

I think you need to get your facts straight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JyFbF7QFlY
GOS does have a file-system and it is a true desktop OS. They've just taken the complexity out of using a PC.

When I first saw this video, I was also taken-aback by the 'cloud' concept because it seemed like an invasion of privacy, but really what type of information do you have that is SO confidential? I've been using Gmail for years now and it's great, and it's essentially the same thing. I can still store my fraudulent tax papers on my other machine, this OS only accommodates the user with basic and practical needs. If you want to game or do anything that requires serious processing, Google wants you to use your preferred OS for the time being. This may change in the coming years, but for now it is a speedy web browser with everything you need to surf the web.

My notes, photos and a few other things may be stored online but what's the big-deal, Google has to obey privacy rights just like any other company and they are huge player in the game they'll be very closely monitored under the microscope.

I personally think that the cloud concept is great because I hate having to transport my data around and keeping it organized. With the cloud it makes basic computing life a lot more simplistic.

But I still like the idea of storing my own data. It's faster to access, nobody can see it, and I can always access it without relying on my internet provider.

Besides, working on your PC simply feels nicer than working a web app in a browser

I guess this is mostly because I like playing around with computers and I am a bit of a low level/hardware person.

I really will not accept google for anything other then a search.

Hi,

Client/server is nothing new. The concept of 'cloud' is not either. Just because your not aware of the concept of services doesn't mean it isn't there. Heck, We had centralized control back in the early days of the mini/micro days. With the PC things started to get independent. Now the things are starting to get back to service controlled programming.

So if you feel that centralized systems are great why are we communicating here on independent systems via a server? I for one don't wish to step back and relinquish my security or privacy to that cloud system that you feel is so great. I keep my wallet close and don't share.

Back in the eighties we were using Crays that shared process and data with our micro/mini systems. The only reason was computational speed. So if you need someone to maintain the system and just do simple services then 'cloud' is for your simplistic actions.


Until Chrome closes the door it is still a Browser concept. When they hopefully release the Linux based Google Chrome OS for specific hardware then hopefully the masses can afford it;

BTW, isn't it nice that Google selected to base things on Linux. Where's that M$ standing now. Bing! Really?

You just seem to shoot yourself in the foot or is it put your foot someplace? Get your facts straight!

The open source community seems to get into some of the oddest places? So where's your stance now?

This is the most retarded thing you've said yet. Is AT&T included in "any other company"? If so, then explain the lawsuit against AT&T for privacy violation. Who's to say that Google isn't already leaking your information to the NSA, or CIA, or FBI, or whatever other alphabet soup agency (from whatever country, even) you can think up? AT&T got caught (and only then because of a disgruntled employee). Google may have simply not been caught yet (think about it...in-office daycare? Expensive catering? Any of the other random goodies their employees enjoy?).

And sure, AT&T got caught...but does that change the fact that potentially millions of users had their privacy violated? Good thing lawsuits stop the bad-guys, eh?

^ +1

show some respect; stick to the subject.

If it's on the internet, it is no longer private, no matter what the company holding that information says. If you put it out there, it's out there forever, whether you want it to be or not. Don't be fooled by "license agreements" that promise not to sell your information. Any implied sense of security on the internet is purely superficial. There are freely available archives(www.archive.org) of the internet out there that have copies of websites from different dates. While I was writing this when I said "it's out there forever" I figured I'd look up old versions of linuxquestions.org and microsoft.com just to check them out. Here is what I found.

Linuxquestions.org August 15, 2000
Microsoft.com October 20, 1996

You have the audacity to talk about having respect!

That's pretty funny to look at.

@matdvh: And to add... Source: http://www.thinkgos.com/

Research before you speak.