Chrome OS

[draque]

I downloaded the new pre-release of Google's Chrome OS, and I'm honestly not sure what to think. It's just an internet browser. Apparently, they're planning on making all applications integrate with this browser system, but so far... just a browser. I have to say that I'm kind of puzzled as to why they would release it at all, given that it only

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[blackeagle2138]

It sounds like you're saying something equivalent to "Linux boots really quickly if you remove all those pesky packages & daemons" Which... yeah. That sounds like a pre-alpha release.

[draque]

Yeah, that's pretty mu8ch it. ^^()

[draque]

Like I said, I'm not really sure why they bothered putting this one out. I'll be curious to see where they take it from here.

[draque]

Yeah... that's pretty much where I'm caught up on as well. Maybe they're holding a lot back that isn't in this one? I dunno. not really a very good showing on their part.

[_dw]

The NC, redux?

[draque]

NC??

[_dw]

The Network Computer. Nothing on the computer, everything on the network, remember?

[chaoseven]

Just a browser, Draque? Really? Just a regular, run-of-the-mill browser? That an epic POWERHAUS of innovation like Google laboriously shat out like so much afterbirth of better, more notable applications?

I guess you're right. They're not all diamonds.

TL:DR http://www.our-picks.com/archives/2007/02/06/firefox-can-be-faster-4-easy-tricks/

[draque]

Huh... I honestly can't tell if the text on that page was run through a translator and back again, or if whoever wrote it is just hard to follow. ^^()

[chaoseven]

And I am unsure as to whether you're inferring the linked article, or the reply in whole. :)