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Google to Launch Chrome OS Tablet in Late November?

2 gigs of RAM.

And how much does the iPad have?

(Note: I don't consider this a real knock against the iPad -- yet -- I'm actually quite impressed that it can hold its own as well as it does. Efficient programming is a good thing on embedded devices.)
 
Has someone figured out yet what Chrome OS is actually good for? What are the benefits over Android? Will the Android apps work, or will it be web apps only?

My take: they will try to hide the price with subsidized data plans. The iPad is already agressively priced, not much room for Google to undercut it. And they HAVE to be cheaper.
 
I just don't care

Google ... go for it, but just don't care and I will not buy it because it's just one more thing you will be tracking and storing in your vast database.
 
This intrigues me. From what I've seen, Chrome OS is pretty crippled, but I'll bet someone could compile an Android distro for this without too much difficulty.
 
RalfTheDog said:
On a totaly other random note, I think it is cool that almost everything hitting the market is now Unix and open source derived.
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Very true indeed. It explains very well why MSFT's stock hasn't done anything for the last years despite their still growing profits.
 
axual said:
Google ... go for it, but just don't care and I will not buy it because it's just one more thing you will be tracking and storing in your vast database.
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LOL. I suppose you think iAd is there to protect you privacy?!
 
This is probably Google's real vision of the future of internet devices.

Android is a good project, but forces them to work on a lot of things they're not interested in and get little return from (Google makes his cash thanks to internet traffic, trough ads placement).

The fact that they should (for the sake of the Android platform) continue to improve, and maintain an app store and a software platform for the benefit of hardware makers is way less interesting for them than the launch of an internet app store and the launch of browser based OS, where all would be made in order to augment users internet usage.

Today they also announced the web app store launch for november, now at least we'll get to see how open Google really is.

Are they going to police the web app store? (since piracy is a huge concern for developers on the Android platform, resulting in a lot of big player not even trying to adapt their software to Android)

Are they going to allow the store and the apps to run on browsers other than Chrome?
Already today they announced that they intend to allow devs to embed C++ code in their web apps, without even talking about it to the web community.

Remember the flak Apple sustained for announcing the webkit community they were investigating ways to render every tab independent in a webkit 2 fork? And all this while Apple was (and still is) the main contributor on the webkit project, a project that Google (and so many others) leveraged for chrome (without improving it much but adding feature on a private level).
 
mosx said:
Ugh, why do all of these devices have to come tied to some sort of data plan or network?

Why can't all of these companies get that not everyone wants a phone in everything or that we don't want to pay for yet another subscription for everything?

Thats why I got the wifi iPad. I did not want yet another monthly fee. Especially when so many places have wifi now.
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I totally agree here. Enough with the monthly fees! When I buy something, I don't want to be signing up for hundreds of dollars in the future in order to actually use it!

However, they didn't say a wifi-only model won't be available, nor that someone could simply opt-out of the data plan. I'd be really surprised if a device like this didn't have wifi. Especially because there are many things you can't easily do over a phone network (at current bandwidths) - they're not fast enough.
 
Peace said:
I was referring to "Open Source".

If something doesn't fit Linus's fancy it doesnt go into the Linux Kernel.
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I have no problem with that, it is his OS. If people don't like it, they can fork it out and make their own.

If I don't like the code, it does not go into Dog OS. Then again, I am the only one who uses Dog OS.
 
shaneakus said:
c'mon, apple didn't invent the MP3 Player or the smartphone. they just have a better marketing department.
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Yeah right, both the iPod and iPhone only succeeded because of good marketing. :rolleyes:

In case you haven't heard it yet: everyone KNOWS that Apple weren't the first, but they were the first with a thoroughly good product in both markets. Or have you seen a really good MP3 player or smartphone before iPod/iPhone?
 
FUD ATTACK!

Implications that this device will be "free" or "cheap" (based on tech sites where I've already seen this story) because of carrier subsidies are ludicrous. Smartphones are subsidized yet still carry a $199 (typical) price tag for the consumer.

Yet somehow a tablet with these specs is supposed to be cheap or free even though it costs far more to produce than those subsidized $199 smartphone? Laughable.

This thing will only be cheap or free if Google decides they want to burn a boatload of cash merely to gain tablet computing market share. And I don't think they are really fans of that Microsoft-esque tactic.

This sounds like a calculated lead/rumor to dampen iPad sales.
 
this seems like the only good use for chrome os since having it on a notebook or netbook is just a waste. I used a bunch of different of the chrome os builds by hexxeh on a notebook and a netbook and it was weirdly uncomfortable the way you felt trapped in a web browser (and i love chrome browser). Maybe google realizes this so they decided to try it in a touch screen tablet thinking the whole browser UI might come off better there. But then the question eventually is why not just use android then? I'm thinking chrome os will just eventually be cancelled and google just using android everywhere. They shouldn't even waste anymore time thinking about notebooks and netbooks and just stick with touchscreen phones and tablets.
 
Google's Xerox is in ful swing. First Google store now this.

I guess it's sad for the industry that the only true innovator is one sole company - Apple.
 
Speedy2 said:
Has someone figured out yet what Chrome OS is actually good for? ....
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One good application, I think, would be for large businesses (even though Google doesn't seems to be promoting it as so..yet).
That is, I think Chrome OS suggests:

- web based apps or cloud based services.
- lighter, cheaper front side hardware (2GB RAM only)

Large business has problems with constants hardware updates, compatibility issues, centralized data management (although Chrome OS does allow for local storage), centralized app management and patch updates.

Basically, enterprise manageability, maintainability issues. Also having dumber front side machines (not necessarily tablets) with limited data, helps with data security.


P.

Edit: as a result, client software like Office Excel / Word is threatened. (although MS is moving these apps to the clouds)
 
ajmccoll said:
People swarmed Apple stores for the iPad, why not this?
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Apple brought a history of successful consumer electronics, a mature OS, and a thriving software, movie/television, and music marketplace. They also had a model that didn't require a contract.

Google brings a failed smartphone launch, a weak marketplace, and a completely subsidized device running an unproven OS.
 
LagunaSol said:
FUD ATTACK!

Implications that this device will be "free" or "cheap" (based on tech sites where I've already seen this story) because of carrier subsidies are ludicrous. Smartphones are subsidized yet still carry a $199 (typical) price tag for the consumer.

Yet somehow a tablet with these specs is supposed to be cheap or free even though it costs far more to produce than those subsidized $199 smartphone? Laughable.

This thing will only be cheap or free if Google decides they want to burn a boatload of cash merely to gain tablet computing market share. And I don't think they are really fans of that Microsoft-esque tactic.

This sounds like a calculated lead/rumor to dampen iPad sales.
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I would call $300 cheep. If they can sell at $300 with a contract, they may get some early sales. If they do have a Wifi version, it will cost more than the Verizon version. I can't wait to see people explode when they find out the better version costs less.
 
Peace said:
If something doesn't fit Linus's fancy it doesnt go into the Linux Kernel.
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Doesn't go into his (extremely popular) branch. There are plenty of forked kernel trees for specialist builds (embedded, etc.), or sometimes just random "somethings" which are never even submitted to Linus. That's one usage of "Open Source".
 
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