bloggo ergo sum » Google http://bloggoergosum.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:13:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Chrome OS: Much Ado About Nothing http://bloggoergosum.com/2009/08/05/chrome-os-much-ado-about-nothing/ http://bloggoergosum.com/2009/08/05/chrome-os-much-ado-about-nothing/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:50:45 +0000 Ben http://bloggoergosum.com/2009/08/05/chrome-os-much-ado-about-nothing/ Continue reading →]]> Folks, let’s don’t get too excited about Google’s announcement of a “Chrome” operating system. They’ve already said that it’s oriented toward netbooks and other entry-level PC devices, and that most of the interactivity will be web-based.

In other words – it’s not a desktop operating system as you understand the term. It’s not going to compete with windows. It’s going to be a glorified browser than doesn’t need Windows to run.

Is that significant? Yes. But it’s not a Windows (or Linux)-killer.

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