Google preparing to kill Windows?End of Windows?

Google much anticipated and hype Chrome OS is now fully operational and ready for battle, this could be Windows worst nightmare. This is the future of the web.
Technology and Web.

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Permalink Reply by fib12345 on August 6, 2009 at 5:35am: I can understand how this can be a threat to Microsoft Windows, but seriously: who's gonna use it? Its the new left fielder, and nobody has his card yet. As in, it has low compatability. As a brickfilmer, I don't now if my Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 will work. Same with my Logitech Mic, Sony Vegas, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop - the lost could go on.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alec on August 20, 2009 at 6:49am: I don't think that Chrome OS is designed to replace the OS you're currently using on the machine you're currently using - at least, not just yet. As more and more apps become web-based I reckon more and more people will save themself the bother of maintaining a WIndows installation and switch over.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by beavis5551 on August 17, 2009 at 8:32am: I think Windows' greatest problem is its very old kernel.

hey - basically even Windows Vista has still the basis of the 15 year old NT kernel underneath....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alec on August 20, 2009 at 6:48am: What if the NT kernel was a solid basis? Although I must say that a fully rewritten version of Windows could be so much better.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by beavis5551 on August 20, 2009 at 7:01am: The NT-Kernel WAS a solid basis, yes.
But its obsolete now.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alec on August 20, 2009 at 7:21am: Good point. Technology moves on and so should Microsoft ;-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by beavis5551 on August 20, 2009 at 7:23am: well...
maybe somebody should throw some firecracker into their development center to... "crack" them up? ;); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shota on August 20, 2009 at 5:38am: One of the problems of new OS' is the lack of support for many desktop programs.
Isn't Chrome OS basically an OS on top of a web browser? I doubt it would cause enough of a damage to the market. To do any damage to Windows, Google would need a lot of support from companies, as I suspect the reason for Apple to not defeat Microsoft is because so many companies use Windows and MS Office, not because the OS is bad.
I am still curious to see how to OS runs though.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alec on August 20, 2009 at 6:50am: I agree. Windows and Chrome OS are different tools for different jobs. Can't wait to have a play with it either ;-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tyler Brown on August 21, 2009 at 3:48am: Chrome OS is not an OS on top of a web browser, or at least how your wording puts it. Chrome OS will be built on top of a Linux Kernel. Its not being built on top of a web browser, but instead, its being built to have its focus centered around the web browser.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shota on August 24, 2009 at 4:08am: I see. If Chrome OS is going to be focused around the browser, would there be open source desktop programs, or desktop at all? They may come up with something different from desktop. Who knows? I'm looking forward to seeing what Google developers are going to do.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by phil west on October 21, 2009 at 10:15pm: i hope this comes to i have win 7 and vista cant even boot with out a crash for 3D modeling and solidworks mastercam

windows made me a mac user i dont intend to go back; ▶ Reply to This