Re: [LUG] [Fwd: Google to launch operating system]

["Benjamin M. A'Lee" <bma-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 01:18:30PM +0100, Julian Hall wrote:
> 'Google is developing an operating system (OS) for personal computers, 
> in a direct challenge to market leader Microsoft and its Windows 
> system.  Google Chrome OS will be aimed initially at small, low-cost 
> netbooks, but will eventually be used on PCs as well.'
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8139711.stm
> 
> It'll need to look enough like Windows for users to accept it, 
> whatever's under the bonnet.

They’re actually not. “Google Chrome OS” is a windowing system on top of
the Linux kernel, designed to run nothing but Google Chrome. There will
be no applications but web applications.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

Yet another way to lock people into proprietary services.

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