How Will Chrome OS Affect The Desktop User Space?
Joe M posted in Musing, homelife, opinion on December 6th, 2009
Listening and watching the news over the past few weeks, Google has positioned itself to enter deeper into the user space.
With Chrome OS being released in somewhat of a prototype…
Speculation is on the rise.
Google has also announced that it will release extensions for the Chrome browser, next week.
With all of this activity…
Many people seem to think that Chrome OS will be a threat to Microsoft’s various versions of Windows.
If you have seen a demo of Chrome OS, you know that it is very much an implementation of an idea based on cloud computing.
Since it’s based on the Linux kernel, it should be secure and offer some advantages for the common user.
Will people dump their XP and Windows 7 install to run Chrome OS?
If what we have seen with the demo of Chrome OS, so far, is any indication, I would say, “No.”
It will be a good tool to use, for each of them.
If you need to access an online account, securely… or your Windows install is hosed..
Chrome will offer a great alternative in which to perform research on the problems with it.
It will offer ways to check your gmail and your online docs.
From that standpoint, it will be a great addtional tool to have.
Since computers and the work force are still evolving…
There is plenty of space left in the market for several more appliances.
Specialized tasks can be handled accurately with different Operating Systems.
The fact is… even though we will use each in different ways… there is plenty of application for both Windows and Linux.
If you look around your household, you may find Linux running on things you never thought possible.
Microsoft aims to have a similar offering with Windows in the appliance space… but for now, their biggest domination is still the desktop market.
The bottom line is… the desktop, appliances, cloud computing… all will work best to complement each other in design.
My opinions and preferences aside… for users and administrators… it would be wise to broaden your knowledge on all of these.
Keep on your toes, and pay attention.