Chrome

Ghoulish Delight · 09-03-2008, 09:21 AM

Here's an interesting theory that CP heard and brought up to me.

Chrome is a nascent OS. Memory management, talk of using it as an application platform. Moving towards the ever-present paradigm of "Let the applications exist online, using pooled processing power," or "cloud computing" as it's come to be called.

And the most genius part? Google is using Windows as a test bed. Chrome is basically a virtual machine running on top of Windows. They're tapping millions of Windows customers to help shake out their first shot at an OS platform.

That's not a bad guess as to what they're doing.

BDBopper · 09-03-2008, 09:25 AM

Very astute. It really makes sense because Chrome has its own task manager. If done right they could be successful. I am using Chrome right now. It is blazing fast! I like it so far...but I've only used it for five minutes.

BarTopDancer · 09-03-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Here's an interesting theory that CP heard and brought up to me.

Chrome is a nascent OS. Memory management, talk of using it as an application platform. Moving towards the ever-present paradigm of "Let the applications exist online, using pooled processing power," or "cloud computing" as it's come to be called.

And the most genius part? Google is using Windows as a test bed. Chrome is basically a virtual machine running on top of Windows. They're tapping millions of Windows customers to help shake out their first shot at an OS platform.

That's not a bad guess as to what they're doing.

From what I've read I'd say CP is completely correct.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-03-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

From what I've read I'd say CP is completely correct.

Like GD said, I read about it, just like you and others have, wasn't my (totally genius) idea.

I say awesomeness - bring on the Microsoft killa.

BarTopDancer · 09-03-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Like GD said, I read about it, just like you and others have, wasn't my (totally genius) idea.

I say awesomeness - bring on the Microsoft killa.

I totally thought he said it was a thought you had, not heard. Sorry!

/goes to the corner to sleep now.

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BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	Very astute. It really makes sense because Chrome has its own task manager. If done right they could be successful. I am using Chrome right now. It is blazing fast! I like it so far...but I've only used it for five minutes.
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