I love the idea of this, but I'm interested to see how they implement file management (there WILL be some management of files!). I have a mate who works at Google and he says that it's basic file lists within the browser interface. I just can't see people using it if all they can do is surf the web, and we simply do not have the infrastructure to solely live in the cloud. I'll be watching!
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So you ahve a computer, its uber fast, you can play games on it, but when you're browsing all the excess software is slowing you down.
So you turn it off, purchase a fairly expensive media browser device, then when you get bored you turn it off and boot up your PC again, to do some work, or play a game, or watch a dvd/bluray/film/downloaded tv, etc, etc, etc.
What the best thing about it is, it has a 3g connection, its really NOT designed to replace browsing at home but give you proper internet anywhere, a bigger phone without the baggage of a laptop, of course, for X amount of cash a month, you get a whole 100MB thrown in.
Basically pointless.
Google, and Apple, and well, people who sell you devices don't want you to have one phone and one computer, they want you to have a phone, and a laptop, and a kindle for when you ONly want to read, and a Chrome OS based browser for when you only want the Internet, and a google/apple tv for when you only want to watch tv, and a iClock for when you only want to check the time, but from a cloud computer thats based in the timezone you want to check the time in, and a iFridge, for when you want to order your food shopping online, you don't want to waste your ipad, or imac, or actual computer just to load tesco.com, how would the website know what was in your ifridge.
All worthless devices, somehow I manage with a old cheap phone, and one computer that does everything every single new "must have" device does, and a million other things and every time a new one of these devices comes out, those who buy the latest fad find their old useless device can't handle anything new, while my plain old, "normal" computer, did whatever it was all along
Sooo if I'm offline I can't access any of my music?
No. No thanks. At all.
Why the hell are Google concentrating so hard on a fast boot up? I know of no person who has a problem with a 1-2 minute boot.
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If it ain't broke don't fix it.
So you ahve a computer, its uber fast, you can play games on it, but when you're browsing all the excess software is slowing you down.
So you turn it off, purchase a fairly expensive media browser device, then when you get bored you turn it off and boot up your PC again, to do some work, or play a game, or watch a dvd/bluray/film/downloaded tv, etc, etc, etc.
What the best thing about it is, it has a 3g connection, its really NOT designed to replace browsing at home but give you proper internet anywhere, a bigger phone without the baggage of a laptop, of course, for X amount of cash a month, you get a whole 100MB thrown in.
Basically pointless.
Google, and Apple, and well, people who sell you devices don't want you to have one phone and one computer, they want you to have a phone, and a laptop, and a kindle for when you ONly want to read, and a Chrome OS based browser for when you only want the Internet, and a google/apple tv for when you only want to watch tv, and a iClock for when you only want to check the time, but from a cloud computer thats based in the timezone you want to check the time in, and a iFridge, for when you want to order your food shopping online, you don't want to waste your ipad, or imac, or actual computer just to load tesco.com, how would the website know what was in your ifridge.
All worthless devices, somehow I manage with a old cheap phone, and one computer that does everything every single new "must have" device does, and a million other things and every time a new one of these devices comes out, those who buy the latest fad find their old useless device can't handle anything new, while my plain old, "normal" computer, did whatever it was all along
if they are dishing them out for free, i'll have one.
What excess software slowing you down? that's the whole point. Everything is web based, everything is run server side. This reduces the need of a fast cpu or gfx card, massively extends batter life. You have all your files and all your software anywhere and on any device you own.
But the biggest thing is if you want to use a £3000 piece of software for 24hrs you just rent it for a fraction of that cost. This is the ultimate idea, everything is online and runs server side, your pc will basically be a screen. You'll have different tariffs that will allow you to use different software or add extras on at a cost. There is already that game service which runs games server side.
Chrome is a cut down version of this, because people aren't online 24/7, so this is aimed at devices that people do have connected all the time. Wifi in house, 3g out of the house and I expect a basic file system for music/films.
That's just not true is it, it might do what YOU want it to do, but not others. I can't lie in bed and browse the internet on a desktop, nor can I take it with me to a hotel, that would be very uncomfortable, but a Tablet fits this perfectly. Now when these services kick of, all my software and files are on-line and can be instantly accessed from any of my machines, which are now minuscule as they need next to no components. New devices are how you use them, rather than what applications they run.
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I can't help but think that if the thin client revolution had value, it would have succeeded in the workplace... Cloud computing is great, but you really are going to get mighty peeved every time you go into a tunnel, or abroad, or into the countryside if your screen has no native 'grunt'...
Workplaces are always years if not decades behind the times. Cost to implement and then train staff. are desktops are on xp and laptops on vista.
It tends to be the other way around. Consumers don't need to structure costly change programmes to change their pc, their isn't as much risk, or cost, security isn't as much of an issue.
Businesses will follow after the model has crossed the chasm into the early majority.
my workstation was a thin client, most of them were. They were dog slow though.
I recently started a thread on chrome OS in the open source forum:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18215749
Chrome OS is a bit naff in that you can only get it buy buying a product that comes with it installed, you can't buy it or download it for free as with most open source software and Linux distros.
Chromium, on the other hand, is slightly more interesting, it's based on Chrome OS but is free.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18215749
Chrome OS is a bit naff in that you can only get it buy buying a product that comes with it installed, you can't buy it or download it for free as with most open source software and Linux distros.
Chromium, on the other hand, is slightly more interesting, it's based on Chrome OS but is free.