Google launch PC operating system
Is the market too crowded and dominated by Microsoft and Apple to have an operating system take on the Windows monopoly? Would you invest your life savings in this business? In marketing terms finding a unique and compelling sales proposition for any product is hard work. It is yet harder for the complexities of software selling and even more so for 'operating systems'. I suggest however, that the time is now for Google's move. Microsoft's launch of Vista has been fraught with technical and user experience difficulties, to the extent that a laptop now sold which is Windows XP backwards compatible, commands a premium over a new Vista only machine (relates to drivers bla bla). At the risk of sounding negative, (and I didn't even mention the "I'm a PC" child, failed musician and extreme sports exploitation ads) I will offer Google's own words as to how a new OS could change the way even our mothers and grandmothers feel REAL interaction with their PC:
"We wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve:
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html
I will take heart in a future from an organisation that deals in excellence in programming over 1 famed for lawsuits, hostile takeovers and buggy launches. Google, aggregate and use my data all that you wish for your commercial purposes if this is how we are to be rewarded for our loyalty to your search engine.
"We wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve:
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html
I will take heart in a future from an organisation that deals in excellence in programming over 1 famed for lawsuits, hostile takeovers and buggy launches. Google, aggregate and use my data all that you wish for your commercial purposes if this is how we are to be rewarded for our loyalty to your search engine.