Comments on: Chrome OS http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/ A pragmatic look at the state of FOSS Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Badger http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4250 Badger Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:54:55 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4250 "I believe the technical term for all this ‘thin client’ mania is a ‘Solution seeking a problem’." The actual technical term is "A solution that *creates* a problem." Just trying to be helpful here, no offense intended. “I believe the technical term for all this ‘thin client’ mania is a ‘Solution seeking a problem’.”

The actual technical term is “A solution that *creates* a problem.”
Just trying to be helpful here, no offense intended.

]]> By: Richard Eatfoot http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4235 Richard Eatfoot Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:33:49 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4235 It's touted that Chrome OS will bring netbook prices down ... but if you pay 200$ for a Chrome OS netbook, you won't actually get a cheap netbook, what you'll actually get is an "expensive internet browser". It’s touted that Chrome OS will bring netbook prices down … but if you pay 200$ for a Chrome OS netbook, you won’t actually get a cheap netbook, what you’ll actually get is an “expensive internet browser”.

]]> By: Nik http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4212 Nik Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:06:26 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4212 An important point that many people miss is that browsers cannot compete with desktop when it comes to rich UI features. Despite the fact that HTML+CSS+AJAX, even + Silverlight / Flash can do great things, desktop is always ahead. Just consider W7 for example - there you can do easily things, which will cost many weeks of efforts for a web developer, and ultimately work under a strict selection of browsers. And I am not speaking of powerful content creation apps, where desktop has always been a winner. An important point that many people miss is that browsers cannot compete with desktop when it comes to rich UI features. Despite the fact that HTML+CSS+AJAX, even + Silverlight / Flash can do great things, desktop is always ahead. Just consider W7 for example – there you can do easily things, which will cost many weeks of efforts for a web developer, and ultimately work under a strict selection of browsers. And I am not speaking of powerful content creation apps, where desktop has always been a winner.

]]> By: JoCoLa http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4195 JoCoLa Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:59:58 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4195 Most apps have gotten a lot better at notifying you when an update is available. Users who are conscientious about updating don't need an OS to do it for them (I use Secunia Personal Software Inspector to check them occasionally myself: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ ) and those who aren't won't appreciate the service. It's just not a selling point. Most apps have gotten a lot better at notifying you when an update is available. Users who are conscientious about updating don’t need an OS to do it for them (I use Secunia Personal Software Inspector to check them occasionally myself: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ ) and those who aren’t won’t appreciate the service.

It’s just not a selling point.

]]> By: Tux Sux http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4187 Tux Sux Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:29:38 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4187 Thanks for "Inner Platform Effect". I wasn't aware this concept was given a name, but it's readily visible everywhere. I use Dropbox and thought I was storing data in the "cloud", but you're right in that it's more of a hybrid approach. At any time I can uninstall the client, and the data's still mine. Sure they still have my files, but I knew that going in. But, if they want to somehow leverage my scattered "TODO" lists and take a crack at my KeePass database that only has forum logins in it anyway, all the more power to them. Honestly, this is as far as I can see the "cloud" going: online repositories that cache local activity. A total shift in the direction of online-only is nonsensical since the hybrid approach yields all the advantages and no downsides. Thanks for “Inner Platform Effect”. I wasn’t aware this concept was given a name, but it’s readily visible everywhere.

I use Dropbox and thought I was storing data in the “cloud”, but you’re right in that it’s more of a hybrid approach. At any time I can uninstall the client, and the data’s still mine. Sure they still have my files, but I knew that going in. But, if they want to somehow leverage my scattered “TODO” lists and take a crack at my KeePass database that only has forum logins in it anyway, all the more power to them.

Honestly, this is as far as I can see the “cloud” going: online repositories that cache local activity. A total shift in the direction of online-only is nonsensical since the hybrid approach yields all the advantages and no downsides.

]]> By: john doe http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4165 john doe Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:43:46 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4165 Chromes OS = Microsoft Bob + Dumb Terminal + Etch A Sketch Nothing like a dumb thin client where everything is the way someone else envisioned it. Chromes OS = Microsoft Bob + Dumb Terminal + Etch A Sketch

Nothing like a dumb thin client where everything is the way someone else envisioned it.

]]> By: Kyle http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4161 Kyle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:24:55 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4161 As much as I usually find the tech press laughable, I have been impressed with the number of articles I've seen that are critical of ChromeOS. What Google seems to fail to remember is that Apple pushed web app development for the iPhone, and it failed miserably. If the public doesn't want the relatively simple web apps that a phone would bring, they certainly aren't going to want them to replace their desktop functionality. It blows my mind that we've achieved such amazing technology and there are those out there that just want to scrap it so that they can go back to, essentially, dumb terminals all at the whim of a central computer inevitably run by an asshole As much as I usually find the tech press laughable, I have been impressed with the number of articles I’ve seen that are critical of ChromeOS.

What Google seems to fail to remember is that Apple pushed web app development for the iPhone, and it failed miserably. If the public doesn’t want the relatively simple web apps that a phone would bring, they certainly aren’t going to want them to replace their desktop functionality.

It blows my mind that we’ve achieved such amazing technology and there are those out there that just want to scrap it so that they can go back to, essentially, dumb terminals all at the whim of a central computer inevitably run by an asshole

]]> By: Google http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4159 Google Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:48 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4159 LH is down again: bX-1x36wx LH is down again:

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]]> By: Richard Cranium http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4156 Richard Cranium Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:25:23 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4156 That wraps it up about as well as I've read anywhere else. Everytime we hear about ChromeOS it becomes a little less shiny-looking. By the time it arrives only the most die-hard of the freetards (like Nichols) will still be cheering for it, and only because it rides on top of Linux. If this had been a Microsoft initiative it'd be laughed at from one side of the web to the other by now. That wraps it up about as well as I’ve read anywhere else. Everytime we hear about ChromeOS it becomes a little less shiny-looking. By the time it arrives only the most die-hard of the freetards (like Nichols) will still be cheering for it, and only because it rides on top of Linux.

If this had been a Microsoft initiative it’d be laughed at from one side of the web to the other by now.

]]> By: oiahomo http://piestar.net/2009/11/23/chrome-os/#comment-4155 oiahomo Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:23:59 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=296#comment-4155 Not understand advantages of cloud computating. Creates dum terminal. Easily replace. Scalability concerns not by engineering anymore because network connection all that latancy. Google leverageing open source linux kernel for power of community. Create low cost solution at high price and control data. Not understand advantages of cloud computating. Creates dum terminal. Easily replace. Scalability concerns not by engineering anymore because network connection all that latancy.
Google leverageing open source linux kernel for power of community. Create low cost solution at high price and control data.

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