This is a Video I found of Youtube that 'claims' to have Screen Shots of the Google Chrome OS. Watch and decide:
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Google Chrome OS : Bill Gates comments on Google Chrome
Microsoft (MSFT) chairman Bill Gates is finally having his say on Google’s (GOOG) wonderfully overblown Chrome OS announcement.
His take: It’s just another Linux distro.
“There’s many, many forms of Linux operating systems out there and packaged in different ways and booted in different ways,” Gates told News.com’s Ina Fried. “In some ways, I am surprised people are acting like there’s something new. I mean, you’ve got Android running on Netbooks. It’s got a browser in it.”
Google Vs Microsoft : From A Value Perspective
As part of our weekly podcast, my colleagues -- myself, CGI co-founder and former Motley Fool analyst, Tom Jacobs, CGI Growth & Value Focus portfolio manager Jason Fitnich and former author of the Circle of Competence blog, Jeff Annello -- discussed the cold war, if you will, between Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG)
Google announced its new Chrome operating system, a Web-based application. Chrome's dependence on internet access may limit its ability to challenge Windows, as consumers still find on-site access to files and programs useful.
In any case, it seems as if Microsoft and Google are locked in a low-grade battle for supremacy as each challenges the other on its home turf. In addition to Chrome, Google has targeted Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform with Android and the MS Office productivity suite with the free Google Docs. Conversely, Microsoft has launched yet another new search iteration, Bing.
Wikipedia info on Google Chrome OS
Google Chrome OS is a project by Google to develop a light computer operating system devoted to using the World Wide Web.Announced on July 7, 2009, it is based on Google's Chrome web browser and the Linux kernel. It will initially be targeted at netbooks, and is set to be released during the second half of 2010. It will run on systems with either x86 or ARM processors.
Google has stated that the Google Chrome OS project will be open source by the end of 2009. Although it is based on the Linux kernel, it will use "a new windowing system".
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Design principles
Google states that Chrome is being designed in a minimalist way, much like its Chrome web browser. In this way, the company hopes to move much of the user interface from the desktop environment to the World Wide Web. Cloud computing will be a large part of its design. It has stated that, for developers, "the web is the platform". The Chrome OS is being targeted at users who spend most of their time on the Internet, and is designed to run on computers ranging from netbooks to desktop computers. Google has stated that the Chrome OS is separate from its Google Android operating system, which was designed primarily for use on smartphones.
Also, Google announced that the Chrome OS will feature a novel security architecture. According to Google's official annoucement, they will be "going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates".
Market implications
According to the analysis of PC World, Chrome OS represents the next step in the battle between Google and Microsoft ("the two giants of the digital revolution"). As of 2009[update], Microsoft dominates the personal computer operating system market and the software market in word processing and spreadsheet applications. The operating system dominance may be challenged directly by Chrome OS, and the application dominance indirectly through a shift to cloud computing.
Is Chrome OS a "Disruptive Innovation?"
Last week Google sent shockwaves through the technology world when it announced plans to introduce an operating system in fall 2010. Pundits quickly termed Chrome OS "classic disruptive innovation" that promised to up-end historic market leader Microsoft. Do the pundits have it right?
Harvard Business School Professor and Innosight co-founder Clayton Christensen coined the term "disruptive innovation" to describe a pattern he observed across a range of industries where an entrant would transform what existed or create what didn't through simplicity, convenience, affordability, and accessibility.
Recent disruptive innovations include Nintendo's Wii gaming console, General Electric's $2,500 echocardiograph machine and Tata's $3,000 nano automobile.
At Innosight, we've helped dozens of companies recognize and respond to disruptive developments, and we've developed a straightforward set of tests to assess a strategy's disruptive potential. Running Chrome OS through the assessment suggests significant disruptive potential -- but some real questions as well.
Microsoft's Ballmer Dismisses Chrome : Information Week
Information Weeks Coverage on Steve Ballmers comment on Google Chrome OS
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he doesn't believe Google (NSDQ: GOOG)'s plans to introduce a computer operating system called Chrome poses a threat to his company's Windows franchise.
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"Who knows what that thing is," said Ballmer, speaking Tuesday at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner conference in New Orleans. "To me, this Chrome thing is highly interesting," said Ballmer, somewhat wryly.
Ballmer said Google's intention to market two operating systems—the search giant already has its Android OS for mobile devices—could confuse the marketplace.
"I don't know if they can't make up their mind or what the problem is over there, but the last time I checked, you don't need two client operating systems," said Ballmer. "It's good to have one," he said.
Google vs. Microsoft: The Operating System Battle - will Google win?
CNNs Coverage of the OS War between Google and Microsoft:
In less than a week, Google announced an operating system to compete with Windows, while Microsoft announced that Office 10 will include free, online versions of its four most popular software programs -- a shot at Google's suite of web-based office applications.
Google vs. Microsoft: What you need to know
In less than a week, Google announced an operating system to compete with Windows, while Microsoft announced that Office 10 will include free, online versions of its four most popular software programs -- a shot at Google's suite of web-based office applications.
The fight between Microsoft and Google is over who'll be seen as the world's most important tech company.
And not more than a month and a half ago, Microsoft unveiled its new search engine Bing, which it hopes will steal market share from Google and finally make it real money online.
From the news of it, it's a full-blown tech battle, complete with behind-the-scenes machinations to sic government regulators on each other.
It is, however, not a death match -- it's more of an fight to see who will be the King of Technology, since both companies pull in their billions through completely different siphons and are unlikely to severely wound one another any time soon.
Google pulled in $22 billion in revenue in 2008, 97 percent of which came tiny text ads bought by the keyword and placed next to search results or on pages around the web. Google makes a negligible amount of money bundling its online apps for businesses, charging $50 a head annually -- but mostly it just gives its online text editor, email and spreadsheet programs away.
By contrast, Microsoft sold $14.3 billion worth of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and other business applications over the last nine months, making a profit of $9.3 billion. It made a further $16 billion in revenue in 2008 through sales of its operating systems, which range from XP installations on netbooks, to Vista, to Windows Mobile to its server software.
Google now plans its own range of operating systems, starting with Android, an open-source OS for small devices like smartphones, and Chrome OS, a browser-focused, open-source OS that will run on notebooks and desktops.
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