Chrome OS Could Offend the Open Source Community

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 10, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Computerworld; By Keir Thomas 		Mail this story
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The announcement a few days ago of Google's new Chrome OS was simultaneously shocking and expected. It's a typically understated and quietly ambitious move on behalf of Google. It's also proof -- if it were needed -- that Google people are supremely smart. They have their sights firmly set on the future as well as the here and now. Chrome OS is initially targeted at netbook computers but it's anticipated it will spread to more mainstream computing devices as time goes on. Like Intel's Moblin OS, Chrome OS is a proof of concept that will use the hothouse environment of netbook computing to grow and mature.

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Not really a fan of cloud computing garymax 11 942 Jul 11, 2009 8:42 PM

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