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Tacanderson bookmarked on 2009-07-08 google chrome os microsoft n00b

People just don't get how disruptive small can be.

  • Purists complained that a browser isn’t actually an operating system, and brought up mundane issues about hardware drivers, memory and processor management, and other red herrings. Sure, they were right - the Chrome browser isn’t an operating system. It is, you could say, sans the bag of drivers needed to meet the definition. Still, the writing was on the wall - Google quite clearly saw Chrome as an operating system that competes with Windows.


    Fast forward to today. The Chrome browser now has 30 million active users, says Google, and tracking services say it has 6% or so market share. Not bad for a browser that’s less than a year old.


    And now, WOW. Google just bolted a big ol’ bag of drivers (also known as the Linux kernel) to Chrome and are calling it the Google Chrome Operating System. It’s going to be hard for people to continue to deny its operating systemness now.

This link has been bookmarked by 8 people . It was first bookmarked on 08 Jul 2009, by Tac Anderson.

  • 07 Aug 09
    paulallitor
    paul allitor

    os chrome google redefining

  • 14 Jul 09
    cpcosta
    Clayton Costa

    Now Google is inveting on a "new" OS. Looks to me a lot like Jolicloud initiative... Still, if we look back, the Larry Allison "dream" of a network computer based on a "Java OS" maybe finally close - or not? Let's wait and see what happens next year.

    google chome os

  • 10 Jul 09
    smile-browser
    Kris Krois

    It's hard to type a blog post when one hand is being used to pat myself on the back. Last year I wrote ...

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    also the comments are interesting

    OS strategy browser

  • 09 Jul 09
    brands
    Chuck Brands
  • j3nz
    j3nz
  • mmmmpatel
    Mitul Patel

    google chrome os

  • 08 Jul 09
    tacanderson
    Tac Anderson

    People just don't get how disruptive small can be.

    google chrome os microsoft n00b

    • Purists complained that a browser isn’t actually an operating system, and brought up mundane issues about hardware drivers, memory and processor management, and other red herrings. Sure, they were right - the Chrome browser isn’t an operating system. It is, you could say, sans the bag of drivers needed to meet the definition. Still, the writing was on the wall - Google quite clearly saw Chrome as an operating system that competes with Windows.


      Fast forward to today. The Chrome browser now has 30 million active users, says Google, and tracking services say it has 6% or so market share. Not bad for a browser that’s less than a year old.


      And now, WOW. Google just bolted a big ol’ bag of drivers (also known as the Linux kernel) to Chrome and are calling it the Google Chrome Operating System. It’s going to be hard for people to continue to deny its operating systemness now.

  • takuya-itoh
    takuya-itoh

    Google