Comments on: Do we need another Operating System? http://saulk.co.za/2009/11/24/do-we-need-another-operating-system/?source=rss Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul Jacobson http://saulk.co.za/2009/11/24/do-we-need-another-operating-system/comment-page-1/#comment-2099 Paul Jacobson Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:31:45 +0000 http://saulk.co.za/?p=653#comment-2099 I don't see how Chrome OS could possibly replace a local OS and apps at this stage. We simply don't have the ubiquitous broadband connectivity that would make this feasible as a conventional computer replacement. I don't think that Google intends Chrome OS to replace its competitors entirely, just yet. These devices are clearly intended as secondary devices that you would use when you are working remotely in a connected environment. For my part, I don't see this as being all that compelling. If I wanted a lightweight device why not get a netbook with Ubuntu/Win 7, run whichever browser you prefer, access cloud stuff but also retain the ability to work when not connected. By the way, you can export all your Google Docs using a flexible export utility in Google Docs itself. I don’t see how Chrome OS could possibly replace a local OS and apps at this stage. We simply don’t have the ubiquitous broadband connectivity that would make this feasible as a conventional computer replacement. I don’t think that Google intends Chrome OS to replace its competitors entirely, just yet. These devices are clearly intended as secondary devices that you would use when you are working remotely in a connected environment.

For my part, I don’t see this as being all that compelling. If I wanted a lightweight device why not get a netbook with Ubuntu/Win 7, run whichever browser you prefer, access cloud stuff but also retain the ability to work when not connected.

By the way, you can export all your Google Docs using a flexible export utility in Google Docs itself.

]]> By: Gary Meyer http://saulk.co.za/2009/11/24/do-we-need-another-operating-system/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 Gary Meyer Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:40:10 +0000 http://saulk.co.za/?p=653#comment-2098 Nice read Saul, Just one thing, I think I have a better chance of losing my data, or having the security of the data compromised, than Google does... They will, necessarily, have multiple layers of redundancy and security, which is something I simply cannot afford to do privately. Accessing that data at 384k is a problem though. Nice read Saul,

Just one thing, I think I have a better chance of losing my data, or having the security of the data compromised, than Google does… They will, necessarily, have multiple layers of redundancy and security, which is something I simply cannot afford to do privately.

Accessing that data at 384k is a problem though.

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