July 9, 2009 12:46 PM PDT
CNET News Daily Podcast: The Chrome OS advantage over Linux
Google made waves with its Chrome OS announcement Wednesday, but the product won't even be ready until next year. In the meantime, we take a look at what kind of challenge Chrome can present to Windows. Stephen Shankland tells us that the Web is a big advantage for Chrome over Windows.
Also on the podcast, TiVo hooks up with Best Buy, T-Mobile tries to challenge the iPhone, Google hints at new moon-mapping software, and VCs aren't as down about the economy as before.
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Today's stories:
What Chrome OS has over Windows, Linux
Best Buy + TiVo does not equal HDTVs with built-in DVRs
VCs more confident about recovery
Google Earth event hints at moon mapping
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I like Linux, I have it running on three systems. But I'll be the first to admit the mainstream consumer has not embraced it. It has but a very small market share. Then there is "Cloud Computing". Every five years this idea comes around again with a brand new spiffy name, fails, and we wait another five or so years for the uninformed to "discover" it again. Research Oracles network compute idea from the late 90's as an example. The evidence is clear, consumers want local processing applications AND "cloud computing", not just "cloud computing".
Must be the slobbering love affair with all things not Microsoft.
- by nixermac July 10, 2009 12:44 AM PDT
- I don't think that the heading is appropriate as others point out. I do not subscribe to the whole Chrome OS beating MS Windows. It is really too early to tell that people will adapt the web based apps. Where are you. It is so difficult to get proper net access even on a 3G phone. Do you really think that it is possible to replace a drive based, local application system architecture. No way. I am not buying it.
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(6 Comments)Google, please use the shareholder money in the right place and stop bribing the fourth estate to publish articles and news based on thin air.