Re: Google announces chrome OS. This is real big!
 

But who does it appeal to ? As seen with Xandros and the EEE making a nice simple launcher is not the holy grail on netbooks. Then... desktops ? The KISS principle is traditionally Mac land. So... economy class all-in-ones for those who rarely use computers and public terminals ? No matter how I turn it, I don't see WHERE will Google OS draw it's giant userbase from. Android I understood but this Google OS thing just doesn't fit the picture...

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the problem with xandros, imo, was not the launcher, but the out of date firefox, and the flaming hoops one needed to jump to get a more recent one...

btw, i do wonder if one will be able to run docs thru gears without having a login...

Re: Google announces chrome OS. This is real big!
 

It'll be lacking/incomplete on release like Chrome browser was. /sigh

Re: Google announces chrome OS. This is real big!
 

Who does it appeal to? Easy... the people that shun all of this KDE vs. Enlightenment vs. Gnome talk that is so pervasive here... in simpler terms, not many people in the audience here.

The average geek won't care about this. The busy person that wants to get off a plane, boot something instantly up, check e-mail, surf the web, revise a quick document, get back into standby, find their connecting plane without having to wait on a lengthy bootup, or disjointed and inefficient workflow.

I mean, why in the world are you asking me about something you truly don't give a damn about? I hate to sound aggressive; however explaining this is much like me listening to N900 announcements. I may be interested in the technology but I've already made my decision about it.

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funny enough, this was what foleo was all about, and it got slammed so hard by the press, palm cancled it on the eve of its launch, even tho devs who had gotten previews loved it...

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Naw, the Foleo required a phone for Internet access. It's a bit different since it was not all inclusive.

Re: Google announces chrome OS. This is real big!
 

Yeah, I vividly remember the first Ars Technica review of the Foleo -- excitement turning to complete incredulity. If Palm had gotten this right... netbook history would have turned out quite differently!

Re: Google announces chrome OS. This is real big!
 

The Foleo did not have a browser, and was based on something like Palm Garnet. Not exactly the same thing. It was more like a glorified PDA.

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iirc, foleo was linux based (wind river or something), had a browser (by opera iirc) and wifi.

the only big issue was the built in mail client, as it was only able to sync with a palm phone, not download directly...

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funny that the foleo was mentioned as that was about the time I lost interest in 1src.com.
As far as that goes my n810 is so far past the abilities of my old Sony Clie that I am still amazed.
The fact that these devices can do all they do is amazing and I think that so many people here have lost sight of that.
And yes, the amount of money per month that is required to run an iPhone is rediculous for the party tricks it does!