tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post7295485538185054003..comments2024-02-27T03:14:00.412-06:00Comments on From the Canyon Edge: ChromeOS: Initial ThoughtsDustin Kirklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-36082488389044661012009-07-14T13:17:54.308-05:002009-07-14T13:17:54.308-05:00It's going to be opensource. So, vendors, like...It's going to be opensource. So, vendors, like HP could simply change the default search provider to whoever pays them most.<br /><br />Hence, either google has to pay them more, or _more likely_, the end-user will _demand_ google search because of its higher quality.<br /><br />The scary thing for Google is, that this could be a success, but not turn into _their_ profit.<br /><br />And that is why I think this is one of the bravest moves I've seen in this market space for years.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588114507065117784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-43536447498781828752009-07-14T10:39:42.849-05:002009-07-14T10:39:42.849-05:00JohnnyG-
Yes, I think hearing more 'Linux'...JohnnyG-<br /><br />Yes, I think hearing more 'Linux' as a household term is a good thing. If nothing else, it's neat to hear my dad say, "I heard someone talking about Linux the other day..." :-)<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-52671408532657885152009-07-14T10:38:09.550-05:002009-07-14T10:38:09.550-05:00Pereira-
Thanks for your input. As you can see a...Pereira-<br /><br />Thanks for your input. As you can see above, I have rewritten a huge chunk of this article. ChromeOS can certainly be done well, in an open source way, and I will sing your praises. Let's hope that happens!<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-36329044972382845902009-07-14T10:36:52.341-05:002009-07-14T10:36:52.341-05:00Lucian-
Thanks for the reminder. I have updated ...Lucian-<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder. I have updated this post accordingly, to acknowledge the open source nature of ChromeOS. If Google makes good on this promise, and the software is not locked to the hardware, I will be praising Google ;-)<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-16634737182696044932009-07-14T10:35:47.411-05:002009-07-14T10:35:47.411-05:00Daengbo-
Good points, thanks.
:-DustinDaengbo-<br /><br />Good points, thanks.<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-62025637207867503642009-07-14T10:34:49.146-05:002009-07-14T10:34:49.146-05:00Tom-
I think it changed the way each of IBM, AT&a...Tom-<br /><br />I think it changed the way each of IBM, AT&T, and Microsoft did business. It's no fun to be under audit and regulations.<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-2669890776821256552009-07-13T13:46:52.602-05:002009-07-13T13:46:52.602-05:00Whilst I can see it might be tempting for Microsof...Whilst I can see it might be tempting for Microsoft to raise this issue, the irony of Microsoft complaining about another company having the timerity to make an alternative operating system available ought not to be lost.<br /><br />If the DOJ want an antitrust issue to investigate they should look into why it is so hard to get a netbook now with anything but XP pre-installed.<br /><br />I'm hopeful that Google chrome OS will prove a good thing for open source as it will raise awareness that there is more than one OS out there (in the same way I believe OS/X have beeng a good thing).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739788199470046447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-26019729619058293292009-07-13T07:15:59.257-05:002009-07-13T07:15:59.257-05:00Hey Dustin,
How do you think this could be done a...Hey Dustin,<br /><br />How do you think this could be done as we are proposing to EVERYPIECE (of Chrome/ChromeOS) be Open Source?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />++PereiraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268361111364933432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-50764725470576092102009-07-13T07:10:59.037-05:002009-07-13T07:10:59.037-05:00Chrome OS is supposed to be open source. In genera...Chrome OS is supposed to be open source. In general, you aren't locked into Google's products and you can just ignore them if you want to.<br /><br />The same is certainly not true of Microsoft.Lucianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775013906985712587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-83404519526323071472009-07-12T21:39:27.199-05:002009-07-12T21:39:27.199-05:00MS got in trouble for tying because they were leve...MS got in trouble for tying because they were leveraging their OS monopoly to extend their business into browsers. Google isn't leveraging their search monopoly to get into the OS: Google is tying together two products that have virtually 0% market share. Once Google starts trying search to Chrome, you can start wondering, but I doubt that will happen since there's no lock-in with search.<br /><br />If Google starts trying to make Chrome a first-class search citizen and giving other browsers the shaft, you should start bloggin about this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155385927782965826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-50568364467517881432009-07-12T18:02:44.574-05:002009-07-12T18:02:44.574-05:00I think Google should be more concerned with the E...I think Google should be more concerned with the EU - they, unlike the (modern) US DoJ, may actually do something.<br /><br />And the DoJ really did hurt AT&T, and that breakup essentially caused the telecommunications revolution. It's just that, shortly thereafter, the DoJ became a political plaything without teeth. Which is why I'm really glad there's competition on the international level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-72719778735453071392009-07-12T14:03:31.825-05:002009-07-12T14:03:31.825-05:00The DoJ is a tiger without teeth. Did it really hu...The DoJ is a tiger without teeth. Did it really hurt IBM, AT&T or MS?<br /><br />I don't think so. Google does not need to be worried.<br /><br />You need Neelie Kroes for keeping the market dynamics working :PTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10566325100945295105noreply@blogger.com