Sunday 9 January 2011

Is Google Trying To Kill Your Hard Drive With The New Chrome OS? « TheBizcoachblog.com

An interesting article and perhaps an unjustified spin. We are already hearing that Tablet devices, such Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will replace the laptop as a preferred method of mobile computing and communication. Then logically why do you need to have a Hard Disc Drive with you when you can use someone else’s server
Is Google trying to kill off your hard drive? Google says you don’t need it anymore. The company is also betting you won’t need that Windows, Macintosh or Linux stuff either. Crazy I know but Google says it wants you to access, operate, and edit all your files on the Internet. Google has developed a lightweight operating system of its own, the first new competition for Windows and Macs in years. It’s called Chrome OS. And it could have a profound effect on the way we work with computers. You won’t be able to put it on your current PC. But Google wants it to power your NEXT computer. And because it’s based almost entirely on the Internet, Chrome is smart and superfast. No more “Where did I save that file?” No more computer slowdowns. No more crashes? “Today’s operating systems were designed in an era where there was no web,” Google spokesman Eitan Bencuya told FoxNews.com. “Google Chrome OS is designed for people who spend most of their time on the web. It’s our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.”
Read on at http://thebizcoachblog.com/1233/is-google-trying-to-kil...

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