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RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard
I wouldn't want to think Chrome browser adoption has been great. Same way, though the idea is a nice one of no frills, (kind of) web only OS (are they trying to make their browser alone, the OS!) that boots fast, I believe that it could at best complement Windows, and couldn't be a competitor to MS.

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What we might see, is MS coming up with a light version of their Windows that does only specific purpose (like, browsing, media playing, etc.). They might create a OS in which you might check certain components so that when the OS boots, it enables only those. But again, as I had earlier mentioned in some other post, the software + service pursued by MS is a good strategy and for it to work, we may continue to require Windows and the software written for it!
Posted by: Arun (sreearun)   Posted on: 07/08/09  (Edited: 07/08/2009 @ 04:54) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Live by free, die by free  Macintoshtoffy | 07/08/09
What Ive been saying about Linux and Google for a while now!!!  CrashPad | 07/08/09
What a spinner! Point is MS' monopoly power is failing.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  kishorgurtu | 07/08/09
Closed propietory  CrashPad | 07/08/09
Nope. I have a choice to buy Apple and their OS.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
Nope, wide open Open Source.  TripleII | 07/13/09
Google has name recognition  Boot_Agnostic | 07/08/09
Free fails in the long run  CrashPad | 07/08/09
Time for you to crawl out of your rock hole.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
Can both of you fanatics  Boot_Agnostic | 07/09/09
It's the means to an end.  TripleII | 07/13/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  Arun (sreearun) | 07/08/09
Already in the works...  CrashPad | 07/08/09
And will be for 4 more. Even then MS won't get it right.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
Good luck getting WGA to boot that fast  Ole Man | 07/08/09
Thats odd Phill.  jdbukis@... | 07/08/09
it's history  cameigons | 07/08/09
The history  daengbo | 07/08/09
A good reply  roaming | 07/08/09
It's substantiated  phil wainewright ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/09
Yeah, then MS took the tech to make NT, then 2000 thru Vista thru Win7.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
History Shouldn't Limit the Future  amywohl | 07/08/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  nothingness | 07/08/09
oops, I meant "better" in place of "matter"  nothingness | 07/08/09
Even more oops. Just edit your original message. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
Firefox didn't innovate tabbed browsing  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 07/08/09
Mozilla became Firefox so I think the author can be counted as correct.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  dheady@... | 07/08/09
Stretched?  phil wainewright ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/09
Good call! Very nice use of colloquialisms. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
Free?  dheady@... | 07/08/09
And yet here you are on ZDNet. A site plastered with Ads.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
Chrome problems at the enterprise level  Skibum | 07/08/09
Yeah, I'm sure Google keeps all their money in the "Cloud"  Ole Man | 07/08/09
Don't Forget The Browser Wars ...  nottheusual1 | 07/08/09
Sounds like youre ....  CrashPad | 07/08/09
Unless you have real info to depart looks like others know more than you.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  JoeSch | 07/08/09
Here here! OS/2 - a solid OS that every user deserved but MS pulled!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/08/09
To refresh your memory  daengbo | 07/08/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  richard.e.morton@... | 07/08/09
Windows being boxed in?  Drakaran | 07/08/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  rogercharlesworth@... | 07/08/09
Definition of petard  phil wainewright ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
RE: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard  kayvaan | 07/09/09
Chrome OS vs other Linux  phil wainewright ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
OS affecting web-based applications???  jeffo@... | 07/11/09
Big Blue is doing just fine...  MSFTWorshipper | 08/13/09

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