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Google Chrome OS
fohfoh:
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--- Quote from: Drigersfury on July 09, 2009, 02:14:13 AM ---I use Bing too :p
i'll probably upgrade from Vista to 7 and not give a second thought to google chrome if the reviews are favorable. As long as it works I don't really care, I really have no problems with vista except GFWL. Although windows 7 will fall short of expectations just like it always does it'll probably be more refined than something google can crap out in a year.
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And you are viewing this comment in IE ;)
@queenmetroid:
Hmmm... This could turn into a long flamewar if i continue on an Anti-MS escapade...
--- Quote from: Lupin on July 09, 2009, 02:19:47 AM ---lol
I knew you would react that way so I made the post :D
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Lol! I Half wondered if that was the case... ;) Apparently I've become infamous
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Kind of... You're just belligerent.
In response to Driger though... First releases (regardless of time) usually suck shit with a bendy straw. Just always happens that way. Anyone recall the 1st gen iPod? The one that looked like someone drooled on a pillow and put ink on stains to use as buttons?
It's what "UPDATES" are for.
And AFAIK, Google refuses to "finish" many things. Everything is in Beta all the time. Reminds me of Yakitate Japan. Everything is a number till you get pro... then it JA-PAN time bitches!
Lupin:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on July 09, 2009, 02:31:48 AM ---And AFAIK, Google refuses to "finish" many things. Everything is in Beta all the time. Reminds me of Yakitate Japan. Everything is a number till you get pro... then it JA-PAN time bitches!
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Several of their services just came out of Beta. Gmail, Google Apps.
--- Quote from: queenmetroid on July 09, 2009, 02:31:34 AM ---If they want to compete, they better be up to snuff. And my guess is they'll be patching that OS as much, if not more than MS.
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They've been doing that with Chrome if I'm not mistaken. The updater constantly runs in the background.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Lupin on July 09, 2009, 02:28:30 AM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on July 09, 2009, 02:22:58 AM ---Why do you bother giving high expectations to Google Chrome OS? It's a NETBOOK OS. It's a glorified mobile OS on steroids and crack for fucks sake. (A mobile phone runs on 500-600 MHz, a netbook runs on 1.6 GHz) In that sense, you should be comparing it to Windows 95 or 98, not XP or anything higher.
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Because aside from Apple and Microsoft, only Google has enough resources push their OS into the market. I'm discounting other Linux variants here not because they're "insignificant" but because most are not backed up by big companies (I can think of only two atm, Red Hat and Ubuntu)
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I believe Ubuntu is backed slightly by Dell and by Canonical. But the latter isn't big and Dell is "Uber Ghey".
Google doesn't need to push. It enjoys a nice fanbase. Just showing chrome around was enough for people to go, "Hey, that's cool, let's try it.". The only difference is that it isn't a leech to consumers like Apple.
In past experience, Google relies heavily on word of mouth for getting their products and programs and other things across. People like Google, and go to Google. Not the other way around. Bing's start (dunno what it is at now though) was like the big greasy man in the candy van without the molestation. "Come to me my precious... you will get cookie..."
I seriously doubt the Google OS will need to be pushed. More along the lines it will have special edition netbook ones to promote itself and then they'll make a very pretty picture guide to "installing Google OS on a netbook". Seriously, if you want to laugh at a netbook, why not laugh at the $600 designer edition Vivienne Tam netbook?
--- Quote from: Lupin on July 09, 2009, 02:34:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on July 09, 2009, 02:31:48 AM ---And AFAIK, Google refuses to "finish" many things. Everything is in Beta all the time. Reminds me of Yakitate Japan. Everything is a number till you get pro... then it JA-PAN time bitches!
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Several of their services just came out of Beta. Gmail, Google Apps.
--- Quote from: queenmetroid on July 09, 2009, 02:31:34 AM ---If they want to compete, they better be up to snuff. And my guess is they'll be patching that OS as much, if not more than MS.
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They've been doing that with Chrome if I'm not mistaken. The updater constantly runs in the background.
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Well, I guess those ones can't really be improved much more. Seriously though, I like the shift/ctrl selection of mail. FUCK HOTMAIL FOR TAKING THAT SHIT OUT AND MAKING ME SELECT SHIT ONE AT A TIME.
I think they're just adding functions in Chrome. One of the biggest critiques that it wasn't able to do certain things (when it was first released) was the reason for its original hatin'.
dankles:
--- Quote from: queenmetroid on July 09, 2009, 02:31:34 AM ---
--- Quote from: dankles on July 09, 2009, 02:26:41 AM ---@queenmetroid:
Hmmm... This could turn into a long flamewar if i continue on an Anti-MS escapade...
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Honestly, I can find companies to hate far more than MS. Say what you will, at least they are doing W7 right. (Finally)
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Well... it depends on quite a few things... Remember my post about the Win7 license agreement? well it will largely depend on that.
ATM I only run XP for video games (Which i play less than once a month) And thats about as far as I'm willing to go....
Also, MS has given the shaft to me on a more personally level which left me really screwed in a few business situations... So I have some personal resentment against them too.
bloody000:
You know, there are companies that are actually killing people.... Monsanto for example.
Seriously, if you think Microsoft is one of the most evil companies you need to get out of the fucking dungeon.
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