Interesting, to say the least. Probably a good waste of a weekend when it comes out. Thoughts? (This is not a browser topic, let's leave that war alone for a while)
I've never been a fan of web-based applications for some reason. They don't feel rooted and even in offline mode I feel like I'd have to be tethered to the net to use them.
I'll be skipping this one. I like OSX and XP because they're established. Heck I tend to avoid new Windows systems because they lose (and then rebuild) compatability over time.
But the thing with Google is their ideas are fantastic but their software is shoddy and clunky. But I guess that might change now they're fiddling around with stuff that needs a good UI.
It's all going to be web apps, so exes go out the window.
Problem is; Twitter is a great app, yet a lot of people prefer to use the Twitter clients as opposed to the website. So surely that means Google is going against what people want.
I guess at the end of the day if you just have a laptop to access your emails quickly, this will be useful for you.
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Im fine with Vista at the moment. Granted I rather have XP, maybe when I get a new PC I'll ask PLEASE god make it an XP'un.
Originally Posted by <Joel><Poobical> Im fine with Vista at the moment. Granted I rather have XP, maybe when I get a new PC I'll ask PLEASE god make it an XP'un.
After using Vista for a few months I came to the conclusion that Vista is actually a lot better than XP. Sure those windows asking for administrator rights are still annoying as hell but as far as I know it's possible to get rid of them, I just don't know how and I'm too lazy to find out.
also that google os looks interesting, might try it out someday.
Yes, I actually like Vista a lot, and I was NOT impressed when I first got it. I put in 2GB's RAM (3 total) and turned off UAC from the control panel and all was dandy. (It's in the security center, Johnny) I never thought it would be weird going back to an XP computer, but it is now.
I spent all day trying to get a lightweight Linux distro running on one of 4 desktops I have so my parents could use it for internet instead of my laptop. I ended up throwing them all in the trash. Needless to say, a simple surfing OS like this would have come in handy.
Originally Posted by Dr. Ricky (An Optometrist) I wouldn't get this for my general purpose PC but i think this will be great for netbooks.
so is linux. especially netbook remix distros.
Unless you spend "all day trying to get a lightweight Linux distro running on one of 4 desktops I have so my parents could use it for internet instead of my laptop. I ended up throwing them all in the trash. Needless to say, a simple surfing OS like this would have come in handy."
Originally Posted by Johnny Look administrator rights are still annoying as hell but as far as I know it's possible to get rid of them, I just don't know how and I'm too lazy to find out.
You can disable then in the Control Panel, as someone already said. The thing is, you have to put up with an icon in the taskbar all the time to remind you that you're not using the recommended settings.
I also hated Vista when I first got it, but now I've gotten used to it. There are still plenty of things I don't like about it - for example, I hated Aero and still do. And good lord IS there a way to make every folder display in List View without changing on its own?! But still it would be strange going back to XP. Hitting the Windows key and typing the program name is infinitely faster than Start > Programs > (long wait goes gere) Company name > Program > Uninstall Program oh crap no noNO NO.
Also, I agree with James about Google's stuff having great ideas but looking a bit crap and not very intuitive. I love Picasa's features but not so much its interface. There's an interesting article about Google's design principles, and what it was like to work there, over at Stopdesign.com if you're interested
http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/03/20/goodbye-google.html)
Surely it's better to optimize the design of an OS around the most demanding applications (ie. games, multimedia etc), rather than something as basic as browsing the web, which any OS since Windows 3.0 can do?
Also, the way Google operates, I'm willing to bet their OS will monitor just about *everything* you do, and report back to them constantly. Not just the websites you visit, but the programs you run, and everything else. Obviously that kind of information is worth a lot of money to advertisers, developers etc.
I've never used the start menu search feature... it never brings programs up, just random missing files in recently accessed lists. O_o Also the simplified file selector is annoying because it doesn't show desktop, computer, Local disk, etc when you hit the arrow. It shows the most bizarre network locations and makes you expand the dialog to get to the other places. Weird and stupid.
Originally Posted by Sketchy Surely it's better to optimize the design of an OS around the most demanding applications (ie. games, multimedia etc), rather than something as basic as browsing the web, which any OS since Windows 3.0 can do?
That's a good way to describe what I was thinking. OS's should be designed to be "heavy" like that, (not necessarily slow and clunky, but solid) not just for Web browsing. O_o This is of course for netbooks, but with XP you can do an awful lot on a netbook. I'd rather Google made a full-fledged OS.
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(It's in the security center, Johnny) I never thought it would be weird going back to an XP computer, but it is now.
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