Introducing Google Chrome OS...

solo · 8 Jul 2009, 15:24

Googles words:

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight

Sound like anything we might know?

dale · 8 Jul 2009, 20:49

So< I wonder if they are going to go gung ho on it until a bunch of people get hooked on it's great capabilities and then go into arrested development

Khai · 8 Jul 2009, 20:54

as always it'll live or die on driver support...

Coronel · 8 Jul 2009, 23:30

Anything new, compared to windows has many possibilities to be a better product. For me Google is more Apple-like in its software methods so it is welcome.
The only reason I find for one system to survive or not is the public knowledge and acceptation, I don't write drivers for any condemned platform. For us, the mac users, is a fact that any company who wants to get a great business will do it with our community if they do things right, if not there is a smaller portion of the PC world but for how much time?

Gaieus · 9 Jul 2009, 08:50

Very interesting. This could have been expected for a while though and yes, the big question is; will other apps be running or is this going to remain a toy for those only browsing the net and writing emails.

Also, as it seems to be Linux based, will it mean that SU will finally (and fully) support Linux?

remus · 12 Jul 2009, 07:10

Im looking forward to it already! If it achieves all their goals it certainly sounds like it could provide a very good alternative to windows.

Marian · 12 Jul 2009, 14:51

I heard windows 7 will also be free from next year, i guess 2010 will be the year of the OS WARS

Aerilius · 12 Jul 2009, 18:46

I think one interesting question for us to discuss is:
Will there be a version of Sketchup on Chrome?

Because that would mean we had a real Sketchup for linux. Yes Sketchup works/ is supposed to work (sometimes) on linux in wine... but not yet for me

I worry that they won't do it. Google Chrome OS and Chrome browser a made for web applications. Therefore the browser can run web applications without displaying the menus etc, for example Google docs looks like a Microsoft Word window.

linea · 13 Aug 2009, 21:09

I've only just seen this thread. I see the possibility of running SU, a mainstream 3d program on Linux as potentially being a tipping point that could mark the end of Microsoft's dominance.

Jim · 13 Aug 2009, 21:40

I read that SketchUp has already been partially ported to O3D already. I'll try to locate the article I read that in.

Here is the article. It does not say SketchUp has partially been ported - but "Google might port Sketchup and Google Earth into O3D"

Page not found - Gigaom

Gigaom (gigaom.com)

Aerilius · 13 Aug 2009, 22:34

What I think is a reasonable step.
As already stated in other topics, the main focus will not anymore be in geo-modeling, and currently the low engagement of Google in Sketchup and the not real cross-platform compatibility set a limit to Sketchup.

But I think Sketchup will completely change its appearance in some years. Chrome OS (= a browser OS) and 3d in the browser can initiate a new 3d hype and need an efficient modeling tool - maybe in the browser. (I'm not a programer, but I worry about if javascript is efficient enough to be giant leap for mankind)