Posts Tagged ‘OS’

Google Chrome OS

Today, we’re announcing a new project that’s a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System.
Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.
The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.
Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems.
And any time our users have a better computing experience, Google benefits as well by having happier users who are more likely to spend time on the Internet.

Official Google Blog

Sounds like Google is about to release it’s own Linux Distro. I have no doubt that they will do exceptional job, but my main concern is privacy.
Don’t you think that Google know about us a little too much already?

Neowin reports that Microsoft might respond to Google OS by next Monday

Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux

By Keir Thomas

I’ve been writing Linux guidebooks for some time, and it’s fair to say that most people who buy my books are Windows users looking to make the leap to Linux (or perhaps just wondering what the fuss is about).

Because of this, I’ve heard a lot of excuses why people quit Linux, and return to Windows. I’m happy to say that the excuses are getting far less common nowadays, compared to 2003, when I wrote my first book. But I still hear ‘em.

Here are the top seven reasons I’ve come across. No doubt you’ve heard them too.

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