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Why would anyone think that a "universal OS" would only launch a browser? I think ChromeOS may contain Google's Native Client allowing web apps to run native co
by drhowarddrfine 17y ago
Why would anyone think that a "universal OS" would only launch a browser? I think ChromeOS may contain Google's Native Client allowing web apps to run native code on the local machine. If so, Microsoft and Windows is doomed.
- trezor 17y agoMy impression was that Chrome OS was supposed to be a netbook OS, focused mainly on getting online and a browser up and running, and little more. That is as far as you can get from a universal OS. Anyway, since we really have next to no detail, I guess this is all wild speculation, so discussion has somewhat limited interest until we get something solid. As for Windows beeing doomed... I kinda doubt thousands of companies worldwide is going to ditch their current platform, all their current software and jump on something entirely new and unproven. If Linux failed as a desktop OS against Windows (with massive centralized administration features) in the corporate world, how will a Linux distro with even more trimmed down feature set going to be appealing?
- fatdog789 17y agoThat sounds just like ActiveX...which did not end the world. In fact, ActiveX is mostly just ignored today. So, by "doomed" I'm assuming you mean "not affected in any meaningful way".