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From: Craig on 5 Jun 2010 02:44 On 06/04/2010 06:25 PM, Bear Bottoms wrote: > Don't be... Stop whinging Sally -- -Craig
From: Craig on 5 Jun 2010 02:52 On 06/04/2010 10:16 PM, Jeffrey Needle wrote: > You know, reading all this, it seems that Google is taking a big risk in > assuming that folks are willing to compute in the cloud almost entirely. > Has cloud computing become such a popular practice that enough people > will opt for cloud-only computing to make Google's investment worthwhile? > > I'm skeptical. But then, I'm not a zillionaire like Google is... I honestly think that most people don't care. As long as their computing platform executes the functions they care about most, the rest is for academics. Look at BB's blatherings. That's the majority. -- -Craig
From: John Corliss on 5 Jun 2010 08:19 Jeffrey Needle wrote: > You know, reading all this, it seems that Google is taking a big risk in > assuming that folks are willing to compute in the cloud almost entirely. > Has cloud computing become such a popular practice that enough people > will opt for cloud-only computing to make Google's investment worthwhile? > > I'm skeptical. But then, I'm not a zillionaire like Google is... One can never account for the behavior of the lowest common denominator. Google is betting on it though. -- John Corliss BS206. Because of all the Googlespam, I block all posts sent through Google Groups. I also block as many posts from anonymous remailers (like x-privat.org for eg.) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please. Adobe Flash sucks, DivX rules.
From: Mark Warner on 5 Jun 2010 09:54 John Corliss wrote: > Mark Warner wrote: >> John Corliss wrote: >>> Craig wrote: >>>> >>>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/06/mac-os-x-and-linux-are-no-magic-security-bullet-for-google.ars> >>>> >>>> >>>> <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2f3f04e-6ccf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html> >>> >>> So, the forthcoming Google OS can run on...??? >> >> It would presumably run on standard x86 hardware. Just like Windows, >> Linux, and now even Mac does. > > Actually, I meant software. The Google OS will be a web service IIUC. No, the web services are things like GoogleApps, Gmail, GoogleDocs, etc. The proposed Google OS would be the software layer that runs on the computer. It will be nothing more than a kernel and enough software to give you a GUI, get you connected, and give you access to the web. >>> Maybe they're creating their own in-house OS despite this: >> >> The Linux-based "Google OS" that is being speculated would probably be >> more of a glorified terminal app with a fancy GUI that would access the >> Web and "cloud" applications. > > If you want to see some serious bullshitting, check out this idiocy: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRO3gKj3qw Might be idiocy to you, but it's what I've described, and I believe it will be widely adopted. Conceptually similar to the iPad. It's the "Internet appliance" that people have been trying to make a go of for years. Functionality-wise, it's just a big-assed 3G web phone. -- Mark Warner MEPIS Linux Registered Linux User #415318 ....lose .inhibitions when replying
From: Mark Warner on 5 Jun 2010 12:26
Bear Bottoms wrote: > Mark Warner wrote: >> >> Might be idiocy to you, but it's what I've described, and I believe it >> will be widely adopted. Conceptually similar to the iPad. It's the >> "Internet appliance" that people have been trying to make a go of for >> years. Functionality-wise, it's just a big-assed 3G web phone. > > You are absolutely correct... It happens. > I find very little I can do on my computer that > I can't do on the web. Yeah, but remember, the Google OS will be Linux-based. You probably won't be able to get connected. -- Mark Warner MEPIS Linux Registered Linux User #415318 ....lose .inhibitions when replying |