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ChromeOS is merely Linux running a tightly wrapped, sandboxed web browser.
ChromeOS isn’t Chrome the browser, and it doesn’t eliminate the notion of an OS in any way except by restricting the user’s ability to add applications that talk directly with the OS.
Think of it as Windows where no one gets even “power user” rights…. ever. Or think of it as Mac OS where everyone gets the a “parentally controlled account” and nothing else.
All the whole system etc. in the cloud sounds bad. After all who wants to give all your system and info to some outside entity. Even more so, how much shady spying will be going on at this point. Google did a-hole move with their constantly running Google Software Update daemon with Chrome browser (doesn’t make sense to run it constantly on background if you only want to update the software aka do it at app launch) so I don’t wan’t to see what full blown ChromeOS will do. Honestly, Google is getting evil…
Agree with cloud OS being a bad-thing. The incentive from government(S) is stronger by the minute for 24×7, 100% content , ‘listening’. The mantra of ‘anti-terror’ excuses monitoring all communication. Of course, it’s really for building and maintaining power.
All these predictions from these “pundits” who are completely out of touch with technology and have no idea what they’re talking about is pretty damn funny.
I don’t understand how will work Cloud-OS. If my Internet connection doesn’t work or if I don’t find reliable connection, I can’t use my computer? If I loose my connection during I’m working, what will happen?
Everybody knows how reliable Internet is!
you will then be able to read that grammer book thats collecting dust in the corner
Very hard hitting, coming from a grammar expert such as yourself.
Considering you spelled grammar incorrectly, I wouldn’t recommend criticizing others.
I find it very unhelpful to comment to someone’s post by being unnecessarily rude. And if the person who IS unnecessarily rude THINKS that it IS necessary, then they need a lesson in manners.
Oh the irony is amazing. You should try reading that “grammer” book as well. Learn how to spell and properly punctuate before criticizing someone else.
From what I’m reading, the Cloud OS is an OS specifically ran off of the Internet FOR Internet browsing. They will likely build in more features in the future, but it looks like for now it’s mostly Internet use. But in answer to your question, yes. With the Cloud OS, if you’re not online then you’re not ON LINE.
Have you tried google gear?
Google calendar, mail, documents etc. supports it.
It will store you data off-line in the browser. So even without internet connection you can see you canlender, mails, document. And write add new items.
And next time you get online it will sync up.
My guess is that it will work something like that
It’s bad enough they pretty much copyed OSX. (and don’t anyone say the UI doesn’t look like OSX) Lets be honest, they have been doing that since Windows 3.1 from my recollection
I think you mean windows Vista. Windows seven wasn’t that much of an upgrade visually than windows vista.
tell that to the dock and finder sidebar.
“Windows 7 will be Microsoft’s last full Windows client upgrade”
Hey, don’t get all our hopes up!
As for MSFT “moving to the cloud: “Th cloud” is not where you want your OS to sit– this is all “tech pundit” nonsense. And if you did move your OS to “the cloud”, the last company you’d want taking you there would be MSFT, with its appallingly bad track record on security.
Yeah Right!!!
Personally I think they are working on Windows 8 already, with two strategies in mind, one to counter Apple’s OS X and the other focused on seeing off Google. So there will probably more version of windows in the future, not less
So we are going to have high rate broadband access EVERYWHERE in 7 years? If you don’t, you are hosed because this is predicting home computers will be little more than dumb terminals.
There will always machines capable of running high powered games (Play Station 3 type). They will have the hardware to be a computer as we know it. It will be a LONG time before interactive games move to the clouds.
Maybe 500 Mb/s broadband is just around the corner, but everything being cloud based won’t happen until it is.
Cloud computing in its current iteration is great for doing things we’ve been doing for 20 years now on the desktop. But, when you need heavy lifting applications, like CAD, video games, etc, you’re going to NEED a computer with heavy lifting capabilities. Moderately thick clients capable of running hardware level apps, yet pushing sharable data to the cloud where it can be accessed anywhere are where it’s going to be for the inevitable future. For PIM type stuff, Cloud computing is already dominant and will continue to be. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Office 2007, for instance, could be the last version Microsoft produces for the desktop. However, I would be SHOCKED if Microsoft/Apple/etc stopped developing for the desktop. Maybe in 30 years.. maybe in 50.. but certainly not now.
Cloud computing in its current iteration is great for doing things we’ve been doing for 20 years now on the desktop. But, when you need heavy lifting applications, like CAD, video games, etc, you’re going to NEED a computer with heavy lifting capabilities. Moderately thick clients capable of running hardware level apps, yet pushing sharable data to the cloud where it can be accessed anywhere are where it’s going to be for the inevitable future. For PIM type stuff, Cloud computing is already dominant and will continue to be. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Office 2007, for instance, could be the last version Microsoft produces for the desktop. However, I would be SHOCKED if Microsoft/Apple/etc stopped developing for the desktop. Maybe in 30 years.. maybe in 50.. but certainly not now.
Some things have their place “in the cloud” and it is quite convenient. Wordprocessing, presentations, spreadsheets – all good candidates. I love the wireless sync to MobilMe and several apps that will back data up to a remote server. Getting information when you are not at home is very convenient.
Another BIG issue is security. We are all getting more trusting all the time – maybe too trusting, myself included – with critical information being stored remotely! it is much, much harder to steal information off of a home computer not connected to the internet. There are still many cases of customer information being stolen en masse.
We all remember Max Headroom where the evil corporation controlled all the information …. LOL.
Actually there already is a cloud based gaming service that can stream high end games. Its called OnLive, look it up.
I think it’s an excellent idea for the OS (which ever one it is) to move to the web, this will mean that you will get transperant updates that would’t be constantly bothering you to be downloaded, and it will cut down or even eliminate piracy. It would be nice if the user could get an offline mode which would help when you don’t have an internet connection. Another thing that I’m wondering is if the user will get any sort of control or power over their computer? How can the user use the hardware to it’s full capacity with a cloud OS? Lets say you wanted to edit video or play a graphically intensive game, would this be possible?
What’s going to happen to PC hardware manufacturers’ consumer market? Like Intel’s consumer market for instance? If computers just become “dumb” terminals like some have said, then there’s no need for upgrading computer parts. Only the business running the “Cloud” would ever need to upgrade parts. I think it will happen, but not in the next 5-7 years. Only 57% of Americans have high speed internet as we’re speaking.
I like some of the idea with cloud computers.
But I would like a 3 things.
1) A hybrid mashine.
So that it can use a low powered CPU and GPU when I do basic work, but can power up a powerfull CPU and GPU when I need it. (And do it without I notic, so no reboot, log out/ log in action.)
2) Personal cloud. a way so I can add, or only run via my own cloud server at home.
Just add my IP address (public and local) so that all at my home/all I allow to access my server can use it for what ever.
It will be posibel to have all films, pictures documents stored centrale on the server, and tagging pictures, running face reconations etc. will be done on the server.
So my computer, the kids computer, the wifes computer, the show mashine I have at my TV’s etc. just are small low power devices when the do not need to do anything special.
And then when at home I do not depend on a nasty internet connection to upload/download/stream my music, film etc. For sometimes everyone at home will not see/hear the same.
3) Local cach of folders/items you want.
If I’m going on vacation, to work, what ever.
Then say my music folder, and this 5 movies, and What ever. have to be avervebel offline, so that do not have to have an internet connection, or have to wait forever of my content, if it’s a slow connection.
And then sync the folders/files next time I connect to the server.
9 to 5 Mac: PLEASE post an article when this analyst is fired in 2011-2012, whenever Windows 8 is released. More and more people are adopting OS X and Windows – 2 years is not enough time for a transition like this. Win 8 will outsell Win 7, like every PC OS before it (except Vista). No one wants to have all their files on the internet, and nothing local…
I thought I was a bit of a Luddite by being skeptical about THE CLOUD [dan-dan-daaaan] but by reading some of the comments here, obviously I’m not alone.
I don’t mind internet backup, but surely, when you’re doing graphics, 3D or film work, performance is going to suffer as data is transferred to & from the net.
In my very humble opinion I don’t think Windows will stop at Windows 7 and making computers for PC and heading everything into the cloud. It is way t costly, I honestly dont see schools, businesses or corporations adopting Windows 7 until 2-3 more years. Cloud services are nice but let’s face it multi billion dollars companies are not going to entrust their secrets on a cloud service NO WAY ! What I do PREDICT however is that if Microsoft releases a Windows 8 it will definitely be the last version of Windows… meaning that the next OS from Microsoft will be completely NEW….. Unlike APPLE…. Microsoft does not have the luxury of saying hey WE ARE STARTING OVER AGAIN… HERE IS THE NEW OS.. THE HARDWARE YOU HAVE NOW WON’T WORK SO BUY NEW ONES ! This is pretty much what Apple does……. The next OS from MicroSoft will have a new kernel it will revolutionize everything once again…. I also see APPLE and Microsoft uniting against Google expect to see Bing! as Safari’s default search engine soon….. and expect more collaboration from both companies….
I mistakenly read the headline as “IDC speculates Windows 7 will be last PieCe Of Sh*t from Microsoft”, and thought that it was quite unlikely, there’s lots more to come.
Why would Bing become the default? It has nothing to recommend it over any other search engine. None of them has any real substantial, sustainable difference. The search rules change minute by minute.
So……….?