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Post by: Borys on November 19, 2009, 02:38:43 PM
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Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Tieno on November 19, 2009, 03:44:32 PM
then there are already tons of OSs for you out there, homovonio.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 19, 2009, 03:45:20 PM
Cool for the casual netbook market, for sure.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 19, 2009, 03:46:12 PM
looks cool.  I would love to have a small internet only laptop with this. 
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 19, 2009, 03:48:32 PM
I like the idea of shaking up your conventional UI for an OS.  Isn't there some netbook-only Ubuntu version that's more like a phone OS?  I remember seeing pics for it and thinking it looked cool.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Powerslave on November 19, 2009, 04:12:00 PM
Oh, forgot i wasn't allowed to have an opinion then.

Thanks for the reminder!

Yeah you should know your place by now homovonio.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on November 19, 2009, 04:21:57 PM
I'll probably get it for my shit laptop.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Rman on November 19, 2009, 05:19:11 PM
Google docs sux.  And I like Google, for the most part, but their spreadsheet app is terrible. 
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 19, 2009, 05:24:53 PM
Nobody uses spreadsheets.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: CajoleJuice on November 19, 2009, 05:37:59 PM
I use spreadsheets all the time.  :'(
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: cool breeze on November 19, 2009, 05:46:00 PM
I find it hilarious how in some of the videos they play it off like you can't wait 50 seconds to use the internet.  They forgot to tell you that while you can use the internet instantly with this, you have to wait forever (literally) to do anything else.

but I guess it could be good for netbooks if it helps with power management
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 19, 2009, 05:49:39 PM
my win7 netbook boots (with readyboost on a 4gb flash card) and is ready for the internet within a minute. same for my macbook air!
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: cool breeze on November 19, 2009, 06:02:33 PM
What you need to do is install a PS3 game, boot computer, make sandwich, use computer, wait a bit, then play the PS3 game.  It all balances out. 
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 19, 2009, 06:04:51 PM
my win7 netbook boots (with readyboost on a 4gb flash card) and is ready for the internet within a minute. same for my macbook air!

you have a fucking macbook air?  no wonder you hate macs
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on November 19, 2009, 06:26:14 PM
Wasn't Microsoft teh devil for including a web browser in with their OS?  Why is it acceptable now for Chrome?
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Diunx on November 19, 2009, 06:31:44 PM
It looks like shit.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Rman on November 19, 2009, 06:47:35 PM
I use spreadsheets all the time.  :'(
Same.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 19, 2009, 07:18:58 PM
If this is anything like Google Chrome the browser, it'll be cool for about twenty minutes.

Isn't the Chrome browser among the worst as far as security?
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on November 19, 2009, 07:30:31 PM
no.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 19, 2009, 08:58:49 PM
Chrome is awesome, wtf
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 19, 2009, 08:59:49 PM
chrome is just a fairly tweaked webkit with better process isolation
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 19, 2009, 09:01:04 PM
Wasn't Microsoft teh devil for including a web browser in with their OS?  Why is it acceptable now for Chrome?

becuse chromium will never have more than 2% marketshare

EVER

better to ask why mac os x can be bundled with a browser without judicial complaint
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 19, 2009, 09:02:20 PM
my win7 netbook boots (with readyboost on a 4gb flash card) and is ready for the internet within a minute. same for my macbook air!

you have a fucking macbook air?  no wonder you hate macs

it's the perfect mac -- complete form over function! if i'm gonna go mac, i'm gonna get the one that best encapsulates the spirit of the mac (and has a 128GB SSD for speedy boot).
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: CajoleJuice on November 19, 2009, 09:05:44 PM
I agree with Prole on the Macbook Air. I only hate it because of the price -- that doesn't matter to Prole.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Rman on November 19, 2009, 09:13:07 PM
I like Chrome a lot.  It's not really extensible as of yet, but it's fast.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: bork on November 19, 2009, 10:51:17 PM
I have yet to try Chrome.  It's still not quite ready to go on OSX, and when I boot up XP, I have to use Firefox or IE (for school-related purposes).

I find it hilarious how in some of the videos they play it off like you can't wait 50 seconds to use the internet.  They forgot to tell you that while you can use the internet instantly with this, you have to wait forever (literally) to do anything else.

but I guess it could be good for netbooks if it helps with power management

I find it hilarious that they talk about having to wait for a bunch of shit to happen you don't care about when booting up your computer, but then spend like two minutes yammering on about a bunch of shit you don't care about before finally getting to the point.  And who the fuck ONLY uses a computer for web browsing?  Tweens?  Housewives?  I mean, my wife tends to only use her PC for the internet, but she still makes use of other applications.

Sounds like this will just be another alternative to buying a Netbook with a Windows or Linux OS.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: cool breeze on November 20, 2009, 12:20:00 AM
my favorite part is "where is it stored? on the computer? NO! it's all on the internet!" what no fuck you google. 
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: chronovore on November 20, 2009, 12:22:17 AM
Wasn't Microsoft teh devil for including a web browser in with their OS?  Why is it acceptable now for Chrome?

Because this is putting an OS in their web browser. You're talking about getting peanut butter in someone's chocolate, but this is actually the chocolate-in-the-peanut-butter scenario.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Bocsius on November 20, 2009, 12:28:43 AM
Can it run Internet Explorer?

Insert "We put a browser in your browser" meme.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: Phoenix Dark on November 20, 2009, 12:35:44 AM
I use spreadsheets all the time.  :'(

me too. smh willco
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: bork on November 20, 2009, 01:02:20 AM
my favorite part is "where is it stored? on the computer? NO! it's all on the internet!" what no fuck you google. 

TRUST GOOGLE™ TO STORE ALL YOUR IMPORTANT FILES!  DON'T WORRY, INTERNET IS ALWAYS ON AND YOU CAN ALWAYS ACCESS IT 24-7.  PHONE OR CABLE LINES DOWN?  POWER-OUTS?  NATURAL DISASTERS?  MYTHS AND LEGENDS!
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: chronovore on November 20, 2009, 01:23:41 AM
Yeah, I found myself auto-listing all the scenarios where I can't access the internetz as well. It turns out to be most of the time.
Title: Re: Google OS Revealed
Post by: bork on November 20, 2009, 03:51:01 AM
Nobody uses spreadsheets.

100% of IT consultants do.
0% of wannabe Hollywood writers do.

But let's be fair here.  They're not targeting IT consultants.
Title: Re: Google OS for Download! (VMWare image)
Post by: Reb on November 20, 2009, 12:08:33 PM
I expect this to be even less succesfull than the browser.
Title: Re: Google OS for Download! (VMWare image)
Post by: Rman on November 20, 2009, 12:43:11 PM
Who do you think this OS will hurt more, Microsoft or Apple?
MS.  Apple has shown no interest in developing any netbook.  That can change at any moment, though.

I expect this to be even less succesfull than the browser.

Who even uses Chrome browser except recursive?
I do.  It's great.  I believe ToxicAdam is a fan as well.
Title: Re: Google OS for Download! (VMWare image)
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 20, 2009, 12:49:13 PM
I expect this to be even less succesfull than the browser.

Who even uses Chrome browser except recursive?

I use it on Windows.  IE is better now but still annoying, and Firefox has hit the shitter.  and lol at Safari in Windows.  Chrome is lightening fast and does everything I want it to.
Title: Re: Google OS for Download! (VMWare image)
Post by: Fragamemnon on November 20, 2009, 12:51:11 PM
Chrome is fast but has stability problems and is nigh featureless. The process isolation is pretty ace though, so when the browser or the Flash plugin do go tits up, you only lose one tab.
Title: Re: Google OS for Download! (VMWare image)
Post by: Ecrofirt on November 20, 2009, 07:21:03 PM
I use Chrome on my work laptop. I'm a big fan, but I really wish I could use Adblock Plus with it.
Title: Re: Google OS for Download! (VMWare image)
Post by: Brehvolution on November 20, 2009, 07:25:36 PM
Who do you think this OS will hurt more, Microsoft or Apple?
Google
Title: Re: Google OS for Download! (VMWare image)
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 20, 2009, 07:52:35 PM
I use Chrome on my work laptop. I'm a big fan, but I really wish I could use Adblock Plus with it.

The developer's build of the mac version has adblock.