First look on Google's new OS!!

 

Accept for a few random announcements by google I had nothing much to say on the Google OS yet. But after all the buzz last december (Read Google Vs Microsoft, Google OS vs Windows), I see very clearly that Google announced something, people saw something else. I have read the original Google blogpost over and over again and I see no mention of

a) This being a full fleged OS

b) Competing with Windows OS anytime in the near future, (rather bringing in a new approach to netbooks)

So if you are still unclear about what I am speaking, Google just dropped a bomb yesterday with the announcement of the Google Chrome OS. Its not that we didn’t hear about it before, but it was always believed to be an extension of Android, instead of an all new platform…

Google said:

today, we’re announcing a new project that’s a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System. It’s our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks.

While Microsoft boldly claims to control 96% of netbook market (along with the majority in desktop OS market); Google still targets the web! With this new OS Google wants to ensure a better share of the internet crowd.

Google’s focus on mobile (Read Android, Apps) is fueled by the growth of Mobile Internet and the same funda goes behind the Chrome OS announced yesterday (IMO). Chrome OS is open source and would be free. Being a 2009 / 2010 development product (and of course the fact that its Open Source) makes it much more comfortable and compatible with the low power / lite hardware that netbooks carry.

If you read the original Google announcement – its clear that Chrome OS is for the people who believe that everything they need to store and access would be / cane be on the web.For this very same reason I feel its stupid to ask for Adobe Photoshop and other heavy applications to run on Google OS, or even ask if this would support all existing hardware devices (driver issues etc). Come on, its a NETBOOK OS for now!

If any other advise needed on your gadget please write to:aseem_spidy@yahoo.co.in :-)