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But IBM etc supported their cheap dumb terminals. From the server side -- sure you can continue to patch/update your citrix apps etc. If Google drops Chrome i
by whatusername 16y ago
But IBM etc supported their cheap dumb terminals.
From the server side -- sure you can continue to patch/update your citrix apps etc.
If Google drops Chrome in 5 years time and in 5.5 years there is a massive flaw (some form of root-kit that saves every username/password and grants you access to the citrix system or the ceo's cloud based email account). If google decides that it wants to focus on Android and drops Chrome -- the pain could be immense.
// This obviously doesn't apply for smaller faster moving companies.. But if you roll out 10,000+ Chrome systems -- Long Term Support plans are a good thing.
Otherwise - I agree. If you can replace a complex win/mac system with a cheap dumb chrome terminal -- the benefits for support are immense.
- cryptoz 16y agoIt seems most of these corporate "dumb terminals" are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. In a few years (or already?) Microsoft will stop releasing security updates for these operating systems. The argument to switch to a new system, especially one that is free and open source, more secure, faster and better in almost every possible way, will be clear and obvious.
- whatusername 16y agoSee OP Footnote: Win 2000 had 10 years of support. Win XP has until 2014 (13 years). The point is not: What is the best option at this point in time, but What is the best option for 5 years from now. // Something like Ubuntu LTS might fit the bill perfectly so please don't think I'm just advocating Windows. I'm just considering that Google already produce a very successful light-weight linux-based OS (That has shipped far more units than Chrome likely will) and has a history of killing off products that don't get much traction (see Wave for a recent example)
- juiceandjuice 16y agoIIRC, XP was EOL'ed several times, and to M$'s dismay, they've lengthened the support date a couple of times.
- loewenskind 16y agoWhy do you care about security updates for a dumb terminal?
- cryptoz 16y agoWell, you're probably typing credit card numbers, passwords, and other private information into the dumb terminal. It seems absolutely critical to make sure nobody is running a keylogger.
- Sephr 16y agoExcept that Chromium OS is open source so you or the community can patch it if such a thing were to happen.
- schultzor 16y agoWill Google allow you to install a patched version on a native Chrome OS notebook? It seems like some of the value lies in the hardware/software integration, and those machines are going to ship with locked-down bootloaders. Otherwise, I agree that the community aspect does differentiate it from past legacy products like Win2K.
- modeless 16y ago> Will Google allow you to install a patched version on a native Chrome OS notebook? The answer is an unqualified yes. According to Google, jailbreak mode is a feature of Chrome OS hardware. On the Cr-48, it requires flipping a small switch under the battery.
- flomo 16y ago"You can do it yourself" is not what enterprise IT people want to hear either.
- dholowiski 16y agoI predict that somebody will ship chrome notebooks to corporations that have the 'jailbreak button' removed.