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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:24 AM Original message |
Google Unveils a PC Operating System |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. It'll probably track your browsing habits |
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pkdu (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. They and microsoft all do that already do |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yea, but I suspect that this will be even more intrusive. |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. It'll be open source |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 05:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Err. Why does micro-crap do it? Why does Apple? |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:41 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Money |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I use Chrome and Firefox. Chrome is quicker but, strangely, YouTube is more stable on Firefox n/t |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. I use IE, FF, and Chrome... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. To kill the other giant that makes their life difficult. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 02:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Think about what you're saying. |
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bleever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. "What a brave new world that has such creatures in it." |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. Netbooks turned the PC world "on its head"? Funny, I hadn't noticed . . . |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. They did... Microsoft never envisioned Vista as a netbook OS... |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 03:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. That doesn't quite rise to the level of "turned on its head," IMO . . . |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 05:18 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Netbooks are the ultimate disruptive technology, |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 05:55 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I don't buy it. Whenever the market subdivides, Microsoft and Intel . . . |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 06:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I agree with that -- They haven't miniturized fingers, and many people are aging |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Netbooks: too small to type on, to big to hold up to your ear. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. That issue is being addressed: 12-13" netbooks on the way |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. 'It sees you when you're sleeping - it knows when you're awake...' |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. There's nothing magical about Windows |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I agree...this is a threat to MS, but also PC based O/S in general. |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
45. Well, the chipsets are fine as they are |
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Arrowhead2k1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
12. Don't need another OS that will fracture PC users and not be supported by most applications. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 02:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. A note on your banner: isn't "Bitter Liberals" redundant? |
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dothemath (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Nope |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. I still tend to see most Liberals as bitter, unhappy all the time about something. |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. MS is a pile of shit |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
36. I would really like to see more development go into WINE |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Google is taking a page from Apple's play book. They are building a friendly |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Linux has been held back by a lack of software. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Linux users expect the software to be free. There's plenty software for Linux |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. True, but without them, the user base will never be large enough to become mainstream. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. herd mentality is a factor, cheap commodity hardware is another. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. "Most games" are not windows only. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. You can "go into a... store" and buy software? HUH? |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:20 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. It's still the way most people get their software. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:43 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. I run a CentOS mirror. |
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HarvardMed (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
15. Microsoft is still going to dominate the PC market n/t |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 06:24 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Au contrere, Microsoft has alienated those that once helped it grow |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Apparently you've never tried Vista |
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madmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
49. Windows 7 is pretty good |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
17. Meh |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. So Google is making their own Linux distro? |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. No, it isnt a linux distro |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Yes, it is |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. Like Apple made their own BSD distro... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. Well put. |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
26. Perhaps they should start with something small, like Apple, then work their way up |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
32. I'd switch if they support my gaming habits as well as MS. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Yup |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
34. I think Google is trying to get to the top by flooding the basement. |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
41. If it won't run most apps or games, MS has nothing to fear. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
47. This is going to track the shit out of your web & usage habits- anyone telling you otherwise is... |
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madmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Exactly. Our "privacy" is Google's profit. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
53. BBC: Hardware makers support Google OS |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
55. Will it be as wonderful as GMAIL? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
57. They haven't got their browser up on the Mac yet, have they? I ran Chrome browser in Vista and was |
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