Comments on: What Is an Operating System? The REAL Guide to Chrome OS for Dummies. http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/ Computer Science meets Social Science Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Photo Essay: Google’s Chrome OS Announcement | SiliconANGLE http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-33798 Photo Essay: Google’s Chrome OS Announcement | SiliconANGLE Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:36:31 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-33798 [...] What is an Operating System? Chrome OS for Dummies – Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins [...] [...] What is an Operating System? Chrome OS for Dummies – Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins [...]

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]]> By: Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6823 Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:19:58 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6823 @Jim: in terms of high horsepower things like video editing, that was one of the things addressed at the press event - Google readily admitted that their OS/machine releases will not be built to address that need. @Jim: in terms of high horsepower things like video editing, that was one of the things addressed at the press event – Google readily admitted that their OS/machine releases will not be built to address that need.

]]> By: Jim Canto http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6819 Jim Canto Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:51:28 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6819 [Edit] "Need horsepower for that and I can [meant to say "can't"] imagine Chrome OS performing well in that arena…" [Edit] “Need horsepower for that and I can [meant to say "can't"] imagine Chrome OS performing well in that arena…”

]]> By: Jim Canto http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6818 Jim Canto Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:49:08 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6818 @mark .. uhh... yeh.. that's what I was say'n. Got myself inside out chasing the point around. The undertone Art's piece left me with was that Windows is an OS while Chrome OS (I called it Google OS in my first comment, whoops) is not an OS but is an application. Seems that point is now clear; Chrome OS is an OS by definition. @Art I was simply trying to point out that if Windows is now an OS, then (let me make sure I say it correctly this time...) Chrome OS is as well. No difference because they both control the hardware. As to whether Chrome OS will "dent the big two" ... well, maybe the question we should ask is; How many people/users need a sledge hammer (the big two OS's) vs. how many just need a hammer? (Chrome OS) Art.. I'm in line with you on your point about high end video and gaming. Need horsepower for that and I can imagine Chrome OS performing well in that arena... but that's all I can do is guess. Really enjoyed this exchange. Looking forward to where the conversation goes from here. So.. hammer or sledge? @mark .. uhh… yeh.. that’s what I was say’n. Got myself inside out chasing the point around. The undertone Art’s piece left me with was that Windows is an OS while Chrome OS (I called it Google OS in my first comment, whoops) is not an OS but is an application. Seems that point is now clear; Chrome OS is an OS by definition.

@Art I was simply trying to point out that if Windows is now an OS, then (let me make sure I say it correctly this time…) Chrome OS is as well. No difference because they both control the hardware.

As to whether Chrome OS will “dent the big two” … well, maybe the question we should ask is; How many people/users need a sledge hammer (the big two OS’s) vs. how many just need a hammer? (Chrome OS)

Art.. I’m in line with you on your point about high end video and gaming. Need horsepower for that and I can imagine Chrome OS performing well in that arena… but that’s all I can do is guess.

Really enjoyed this exchange. Looking forward to where the conversation goes from here. So.. hammer or sledge?

]]> By: Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6761 Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:19:12 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6761 @M The OS itself isn't for sale - but the devices it'll be on will be for sale. @M The OS itself isn’t for sale – but the devices it’ll be on will be for sale.

]]> By: M http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6758 M Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:10:10 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6758 Buy Google Chrome? Will it be for sale? Now I am confused I thought its an open source downloadable OS. Please Mark is this not the case? Buy Google Chrome? Will it be for sale? Now I am confused I thought its an open source downloadable OS. Please Mark is this not the case?

]]> By: naturelover http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6756 naturelover Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:37:29 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6756 I am eagerly awaiting to buy Google Chrome OS. I am confident that Chrome OS will take the cake from other avaiable OS and accept me to say that even though not a thorough professional in CS industry, I would like to make one single point. Just look at the sweeping change happened in browsing the internet after google came. I liked and are always looking forward new products from their stable with the confidence it will let down its customers. I am eagerly awaiting to buy Google Chrome OS. I am confident that Chrome OS will take the cake from other avaiable OS and accept me to say that even though not a thorough professional in CS industry, I would like to make one single point.

Just look at the sweeping change happened in browsing the internet after google came. I liked and are always looking forward new products from their stable with the confidence it will let down its customers.

]]> By: Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6754 Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:42:14 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6754 Interestingly - Kristof in his NYT column this week gets really confused on the difference between a search engine and a browser (as do, apparently, the NYT fact checkers). He interchanges the terms browser and search engine several times when referring to Bing and Google. http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/boycott-microsoft-bing/ Interestingly – Kristof in his NYT column this week gets really confused on the difference between a search engine and a browser (as do, apparently, the NYT fact checkers). He interchanges the terms browser and search engine several times when referring to Bing and Google.

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/boycott-microsoft-bing/

]]> By: Art Lindsey III http://siliconangle.com/blog/2009/11/20/what-is-an-operating-system-the-real-guide-to-chrome-os-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-6712 Art Lindsey III Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:34:33 +0000 http://siliconangle.net/ver2/?p=10298#comment-6712 Windows, in it's current incarnation, well since windows 95 actually, is a full fledged operating system. It is not an application, but It does have applications bundled with it. Those applications could not run without the foundation underneath them. This is kind of a tough question to pin down, because really, although you had to install early versions of windows on top of DOS, it was more of a highly backward compatible operating system upgrade than anything. You had to boot to DOS first, and you could bounce back and forth by opening DOS windows because people still needed to. But, there were programs available that you could install separately which *required* windows to run. Windows has always been an operating system, it just hasn't always been as freestanding as it is today. And, in closing, Mark has it right. people will probably often confuse Chrome Browser and Chrome OS. They aren't the same thing. I'm sure Chrome browser is an inclusion with Chrome OS, meaning a bundled application. Chrome browser will need ChromeOS in order to run. It will not function on its own. Hope this helps. Windows, in it’s current incarnation, well since windows 95 actually, is a full fledged operating system. It is not an application, but It does have applications bundled with it. Those applications could not run without the foundation underneath them.

This is kind of a tough question to pin down, because really, although you had to install early versions of windows on top of DOS, it was more of a highly backward compatible operating system upgrade than anything. You had to boot to DOS first, and you could bounce back and forth by opening DOS windows because people still needed to. But, there were programs available that you could install separately which *required* windows to run. Windows has always been an operating system, it just hasn’t always been as freestanding as it is today.

And, in closing, Mark has it right. people will probably often confuse Chrome Browser and Chrome OS. They aren’t the same thing. I’m sure Chrome browser is an inclusion with Chrome OS, meaning a bundled application. Chrome browser will need ChromeOS in order to run. It will not function on its own. Hope this helps.

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