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HeltonNative
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Posted 11:24 pm, 07/10/2009
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Still reading articles about Chrome OS. This snippet caught my attention:
Chrome OS was created to take away your privacy
I hinted at this in my blog posting the other day, but the reality is that Chrome OS exists to give Google access to your data. All of it. Chrome OS might be free of charge but you'll pay for it with your online soul.
Money isn't the currency of the Internet. Data is. Micropayments aren't made in cents or pennies, but in details about your shopping habits, or where you plan to go on vacation.
Most ordinary users don't know about privacy issues, and normally take a laissez-faire attitude even if they do. But it's a very sore spot for open source advocates. Open source types have a tendency to be paranoid about their data. They make the bizarre assumption that not only do various covert agencies take an active interest in their data, but that they generate data that's worth taking an interest in.
http://www.pcworld.com/busi...
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pk
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Posted 10:21 am, 07/10/2009
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Lots of people use linux and don't even know it. Its embedded into cars, tvs, microwaves, gaming consoles, telephones, etc etc....
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Forever Cynic
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Posted 3:01 am, 07/10/2009
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I can't imagine that it would become that mainstream, that fast. Aside from the security concerns that people will have (founded or not), even if it were free then most people aren't going to leave their comfortable Windows OS.
Look at Linux. Most versions are free, but how many regular consumers use it? How many have even heard of it?
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HeltonNative
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Posted 2:42 am, 07/10/2009
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Chrome OS is coming soon. Are you ready? You'd better be, because if the hype is any indication of things to come, Chrome OS is going to change the world.
Reading a small portion of the unending supply of articles on Chrome OS, I've learned that Google's latest project will force an Apple board member to step down, topple the Microsoft juggernaut, and change the way we use computers now and forever.
Not bad for something that isn't scheduled to be released for a year. We all know people are prone to hyperbole when it comes to new technology. This leads me to two questions.
1. Is a web-centric OS practical for use on anything besides netbooks?
2. What happens if Microsoft is displaced?
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