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Chrome OS's only real milestone at this point is the fact that a few OEMs decided to give it a go. It's certainly not eating away at any market-share.
by sabret00the 14y ago
Chrome OS's only real milestone at this point is the fact that a few OEMs decided to give it a go. It's certainly not eating away at any market-share.
- thurn 14y agoChromeOS is years before its time. It's an aspirational operating system where Android is a realistic one. That also means that it's a little early to pass judgment.
- sabret00the 14y agoMaybe, but the question remains, is it viable now? Is Firefox OS viable now? The answer to both is an emphatic no. However it's felt more in regards to Mozilla as they don't have the resources to build Firefox OS and maintain Firefox along with other projects like Thunderbird. Android still doesn't have a good open source mail program and the port of Thunderbird was a hope.
- fierarul 14y agoIf you judge the user base or commercial success it's pretty easy to pass judgment and say it failed. I can't even buy one on amazon.de! If you assume ChromeOS will be maintained for years to come by Google (because they can afford it) and it will be improved then it might have a chance of becoming something big. So the only reason you say it's 'early' is because you assume Google will keep it alive long enough to have a fighting chance.