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It's the applications that'll be built
that'll make or break it.

If developers come up with enough useful applications then it might have a market.

That said, have you ever tried to get data out of Google's AppEngine, out through Google's Web Toolkit (GWT) and back into the BigTable. What a complete time-wasting PITA.

If Google can't get their great ideas to work together (AppEngine + GWT + Gears + the various data apis), then Chrome is surely doomed.
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It's the applications that'll be built  javajunkie@... | 07/13/09
Agreed: it all about the developers  lalogos | 07/13/09
The Stack  bigpicture | 07/14/09
Ironically so ...  mwagner@... | 07/14/09
Even more basic...  jedidethfreak | 11/18/09
If you want to see where Google Chrome OS is going  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/13/09
Nothing you say has ever happened  LiquidLearner | 07/13/09
Thin Client to the Data Center is alive and well  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/13/09
Dietrich...  nessrapp | 07/13/09
Rehehehheheheheheeally?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/13/09
if you were logically minded..  nessrapp | 07/13/09
Which do you think is worse?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/13/09
Personal Crap  bigpicture | 07/13/09
@bigpicture  Isocrates | 07/14/09
LOL - nt  USTechHead | 07/13/09
"Stolen" vs. "temporarily off line"  lalogos | 07/13/09
Already stolen...  arcebus@... | 07/13/09
@arcebus  Isocrates | 07/14/09
False Perception  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/13/09
Emperors new clothes?  alewisa | 07/13/09
All that with a Netbook?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/13/09
Perception is a factor  compudog | 07/13/09
Hah  Rama.NET | 07/14/09
What are you talking about?  jemd@... | 07/16/09
Re: be assured their data is safe in the Cloud  Stan57 | 07/13/09
Well said...nt  USTechHead | 07/13/09
@USTechHead  Isocrates | 07/14/09
Because...nt  USTechHead | 07/14/09
Safe clouds?  plonk@... | 07/13/09
Not to mention LEA shutting down data centres  alewisa | 07/13/09
Facebook TOS  slade37 | 07/13/09
What???  Isocrates | 07/14/09
Proprietary: it will be GOOGLE'S cloud ONLY  lalogos | 07/13/09
Oxymoron  bigpicture | 07/13/09
Ah, but you left out Windows Genuine Advantage to Microsoft! [nt]  Isocrates | 07/13/09
Oxymoron!: Hey no need for name calling here. wink  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/14/09
@Stan57  Isocrates | 07/14/09
No facts, just opinion...Fearmongering or just trolling? [nt]  Isocrates | 07/14/09
Chrome OS isn't for US.  caspianhiro | 11/18/09
You are right on target, Dietrich!  Isocrates | 07/13/09
Seems to me that...  PollyProteus | 07/14/09
The point is...  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/14/09
"...in the Cloud your data never get lost or stolen..."  PollyProteus | 07/14/09
Aha  Rama.NET | 07/14/09
You represent the future...  piredude | 07/14/09
"...device to use anywhere..." Uh yeah right "There's a map for that" - nt  USTechHead | 11/19/09
Re; MS will support Office Live on Chrome OS . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
It is supporting over the web.  Rama.NET | 07/14/09
You are wrong..  prof123 | 07/15/09
Office 2010 isn't cloud based  Playos | 07/31/09
"Nothing you say has ever happened..." Bingo! - nt  USTechHead | 11/19/09
If Ubuntu can't get Linux out there ...  mwagner@... | 07/14/09
Maybe you didn't see this announcement Mark?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/14/09
Ubuntu is not Google, that's why  wolverineguy55 | 07/14/09
This wouldn't be like "using linux" though  nancyjones36507@... | 07/15/09
Cloud = PITA  jemd@... | 07/16/09
your argument  tmsbrdrs | 07/19/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  Loverock Davidson | 07/13/09
That is your opinion...  Isocrates | 07/13/09
Just about as much as yours or anyone elses - LOL nt  USTechHead | 07/14/09
That is an untrue statement. [Expert inside]  Isocrates | 07/15/09
If there's one thing I've learned in 20 years of IT  rtk | 07/15/09
I totally agree with you n/t  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
Your statement is a claim that you are an expert! [nt]  Isocrates | 07/15/09
Nope, just observant.  rtk | 07/15/09
You continue your claim to expert status...  Isocrates | 07/15/09
Everyone is an expert! grin  Isocrates | 07/15/09
It is also appreantly the opinion of 98% ...  mwagner@... | 07/14/09
Not just Linux  daengbo | 07/14/09
Bravo! Personal evaluation based on observable, measurable facts!  Isocrates | 07/15/09
exactly  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
Provide factual proof of your claim!  Isocrates | 07/15/09
What else would they use? Windows?  joe.smetona@... | 07/15/09
I don't have downtime with Windows.  nancyjones36507@... | 07/15/09
Windows as an object of repair.  joe.smetona@... | 07/15/09
The 5th reason ChromeOS is irrelevant  LiquidLearner | 07/13/09
You realize of course Google Apps Standard is free  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/13/09
Assuming it even started to become a contender  LiquidLearner | 07/13/09
Re; Assuming . . . And Office Live will be for Linux too ? (nt)  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Not true: Office Web is. . .fully functional office products?  Isocrates | 07/14/09
Re; Office Live 2010 will be out and will work on any OS. . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Indeed  daengbo | 07/14/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  Zheldon | 07/13/09
Google Chrome Master Plan  prof123 | 07/13/09
Wow  pwnalot | 07/13/09
Not Google... but Dell, HP, etc..  john.gruber@... | 07/13/09
Are you me?  bishofthedump | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  DannyO_0x98 | 07/13/09
now this is what I think  nessrapp | 07/13/09
Agreed  Baer | 07/13/09
If they do it will say "Beta" for years...nt  USTechHead | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  estevaosoares@... | 07/13/09
Irrelevant or Not I don't care!  Baer | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  waspscpo@... | 07/13/09
Operating system is a layer.  magallanes | 07/13/09
Re; how Chrome OS will interact with it?.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Google would not be that dumb to leave out those things  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
Re;If I can't install 3rd party browsers. . .  hkommedal | 07/15/09
RE: Chrome OS: Cloud utilization is more visible on this basis  dwd1949 | 07/13/09
How do you access data...?  alewisa | 07/13/09
Data Access:after processing and storing in the cloud  dwd1949 | 07/13/09
VNC, RDP, SSH X11, etc. prove something...  cryptikonline | 07/14/09
Does this mean that the ultimate has been achieved for speed?  dwd1949 | 07/14/09
The question is how much tax you would pay to your ISP to acces your data  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
Apps still need to be designed and placed on the cloud  dwd1949 | 07/13/09
Do you mean...  Isocrates | 07/13/09
OMG. What is cloud?  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
Ram: Watch your sources and note the details!  Isocrates | 07/15/09
Great ideas!  Isocrates | 07/13/09
Exactly ! Using the right tool for the job is more than just . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
that's the beauty of the cloud  dwd1949 | 07/14/09
Re; My applications is video editing. . . And you expect a NETBOOK  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Re; stored in a location in the cloud only accessible to the user.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Google Gears  daengbo | 07/14/09
The flaw in this resonaing is that ...  mwagner@... | 07/14/09
Well Said. n/t  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  chromeronin | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  sleepdoc | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  MATTSMITH98@... | 07/13/09
Part of what you wrote is very clear and part of it is not clear  Isocrates | 07/14/09
It matters to other Linux distributors  tech_walker | 07/13/09
I plan to try it as soon as I can afford the..  JCitizen | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  deowll | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  cryptikonline | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  professordnm | 07/13/09
Re; What's one to do then?  hkommedal | 07/14/09
Do you honestly believe...  PollyProteus | 07/14/09
Re; can barely be convinced to make backups of local data . .  hkommedal | 07/14/09
I honestly believe  daengbo | 07/14/09
Nix is taking over.  Aboleyn | 07/13/09
VMS  daengbo | 07/14/09
No,...  joe.smetona@... | 07/15/09
I think he was refering to a new, discussed but unseen kernel.  hkommedal | 07/15/09
Philosophical differences.  joe.smetona@... | 07/15/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  neighbourcg@... | 07/13/09
The argument isn't servers  LiquidLearner | 07/13/09
You're BOTH out in left field somewhere . . .  JLHenry | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  texasbrat2@... | 07/13/09
Chrome OS: Just one more OS to look at, maybe use  dtroyerSMU | 07/13/09
Netbooks have already proven it's irrelevant  mike@... | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  rkraics | 07/13/09
AS USUAL WITH ZDNET...  maguilar2k | 07/13/09
LOL, you obviously haven't read this ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 07/13/09
One of my favorite articles - happy  UAC nanny screen | 07/14/09
umm?  rtk | 07/13/09
Re; bias towards Apple, MS and Linux, often in the same week or two.  hkommedal | 07/14/09
RE: lalogos  sinephase | 07/13/09
More Google spyware  jorjitop | 07/13/09
Groan...!  Isocrates | 07/14/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  calvfre | 07/13/09
RE: Reasons it matters  Isocrates | 07/14/09
Tell this guy  daengbo | 07/14/09
Reason 4 "It's running linux" is irrelevant  james.faction | 07/13/09
My thought also  ksarkies@... | 07/13/09
Indeed, kernel of choice has little relevancy to success...  robsku | 08/17/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  john.gruber@... | 07/13/09
Enjoy Free OS:Chrome OS Automation and Alternatives to Windows 7 is the key  markedisonchua | 07/13/09
Wow, the amount of ignorance about Linux is... staggering.  gmureddu@... | 07/13/09
X-Fi Support  daengbo | 07/14/09
Exactly...  joe.smetona@... | 07/15/09
Agreed! [nt]  Isocrates | 07/15/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  step69 | 07/13/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  rdhalsteatzd | 07/13/09
I use technology as a tool  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  Tufelhunden | 07/13/09
Goodbye Personal Computer, RIP  hiraghm@... | 07/13/09
The thin client scam  tonymcs@... | 07/13/09
Chrome OS features  ThinkFairer | 07/13/09
Microsoft is OLD and should GO  ash_sids | 07/14/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  MatzG | 07/14/09
RE: 3 of your 4 reasons it's irrelevant are wrong  padapa | 07/14/09
To be honest  HexHammer67 | 07/14/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  ceknight | 07/14/09
Reason 2. Because Chrome OS will be cheap  mwagner@... | 07/14/09
The "cloud" is not secure -- just convenient  BitSmacker | 07/14/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  Tynach | 07/14/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  intrigue42-22982328598916294576518421294402 | 07/14/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  shanedr | 07/14/09
It just won't work.  Narg | 07/14/09
Where are your supporting facts and...  Isocrates | 07/15/09
Slow slow slow and slower...  tfleenor80 | 07/15/09
Have we already forgotten the browser anti-trust issues?  Colfax_Mac | 07/14/09
Exactly, and it will be interesting...  Captiosus | 07/14/09
I give time till 2012, and you will see  Rama.NET | 07/15/09
What does this mean?  joe.smetona@... | 07/15/09
About Google and Gmail.  joe.smetona@... | 07/15/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  jemd@... | 07/16/09
And you make this statement...  Isocrates | 07/17/09
You keep saying that  lehnerus2000 | 07/17/09
It is not readers' responsibility to disprove off-topic comments.  Isocrates | 07/18/09
Data security is on-topic, and google is not above reproach. (nt)  rtk | 07/18/09
Google's data security was not mentioned in Hiner's blog  Isocrates | 07/18/09
I didn't say anything about MS or Google, yet  lehnerus2000 | 07/19/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  jlibbons | 07/17/09
Chrome OS: Reasons it matters  Isocrates | 07/17/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  mhd196@... | 08/29/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  dimonic | 11/18/09
You really trust your data  NStalnecker | 11/19/09
RE: Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant  bhasinusc@... | 11/18/09
Delete Please  PlayFair | 11/19/09
Fifth reason why it?s virtually irrelevant  capam2k2@... | 11/19/09
Google Chrome OS is based on UBUNTU  samzbest@... | 11/19/09
Mass market rejection?  orionds | 11/20/09

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