Comments on: Microsoft says Google Chrome OS is nothing new http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/19/microsoft-says-google-chrome-os-is-nothing-new/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: davi jordan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/19/microsoft-says-google-chrome-os-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-229332 davi jordan Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:15:37 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/19/microsoft-says-google-chrome-os-is-nothing-new/#comment-229332 Microsoft has an OS? Microsoft has an OS?

]]> By: Trevor C http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/19/microsoft-says-google-chrome-os-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-229100 Trevor C Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:03:35 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/19/microsoft-says-google-chrome-os-is-nothing-new/#comment-229100 It is not surprising that Microsoft would try to belittle or attempt to put down any other operating system because it would go against their self centered interests. Microsoft has been the dominant player for years now, and it must go against the grain for them to realize that their dominance is coming to an end. It is not surprising that Microsoft would try to belittle or attempt to put down any other operating system because it would go against their self centered interests. Microsoft has been the dominant player for years now, and it must go against the grain for them to realize that their dominance is coming to an end.

]]> By: JohnJ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/19/microsoft-says-google-chrome-os-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-196773 JohnJ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:48:19 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/19/microsoft-says-google-chrome-os-is-nothing-new/#comment-196773 In a literal sense they are right. Chrome OS is a skinned Linux distro. What they fail to comment on (I doubt they don't understand it) is the potential in an OS that is navigated using web standards. That means little to no UI training for users. A web UI also means less additional training for developers. It means apps written for the web will need little modification to be turned into (faster) local apps. It means little to no new development will be needed to support the OS in addition to Windows, Mac, and other platforms. It also means a high degree of backwards compatibility as new releases come out. And with a Linux back end, technical support, OS security, and OS administration tools are already available. And device support is already good and likely to only get better. In a literal sense they are right. Chrome OS is a skinned Linux distro. What they fail to comment on (I doubt they don’t understand it) is the potential in an OS that is navigated using web standards. That means little to no UI training for users.

A web UI also means less additional training for developers. It means apps written for the web will need little modification to be turned into (faster) local apps. It means little to no new development will be needed to support the OS in addition to Windows, Mac, and other platforms. It also means a high degree of backwards compatibility as new releases come out.

And with a Linux back end, technical support, OS security, and OS administration tools are already available. And device support is already good and likely to only get better.

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