ddmcse Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 google pc being announced friday being sold at walmart for a couple of hundred bucks will change things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) Seems like this is still just speculation...however, it should be interesting to see what happens. Edited January 3, 2006 by tyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 I wonder what form google's OS will take - perhaps it will be Linux based. If so it could well add the corporate polish that desktop Linux really needs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 I would put my money on it being a flavor of un*x, likely Linux-based. BSD is another possibility, however, but google has always been a Linux fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 That's if this isn't all BS ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I already covered that option ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Google says: No GooglePC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Surprised? No. Although, Apple did say there would be no video ipod the week before they released one :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddmcse Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 XUL is the PC and "It"' can be delivered over the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 XUL is the PC and "It"' can be delivered over the internet <{POST_SNAPBACK}> uh? i don't understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendal Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I'm guessing you would need high speed internet and not dial up. A PC over the net, wow what will they think of next. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddmcse Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 XUL is the PC and "It"' can be delivered over the internet <{POST_SNAPBACK}> uh? i don't understand... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> they are not going to sell computers you don't need a computer to do the things most people do online you need : internet connection (high-speed) display keyboard / touch screen a sun ray client type thing some kind of google / ajax / xul backend and the browser becomes the OS they don't want to make or sell the thing they just want to be thing that makes the thing work . at the same time it can run on windows desktops as a browser . your calendar, pictures , email , maps. word speed shets and more ... all in the same place . fire up the "google xp browser" and you are right where you left off last logon no matter where in the world or on what thing you were on . the ultimate thin client ,, for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hmmm - if that's the case then no thanks! It would be a thin client to a system than google owns, maintains and controls. I'd rather have my own PC and control it myself... That said - it would be a blow for Microsoft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddmcse Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) no offense but you're a geek most people don't want to mess with a computer all they want to do is get online ,email, chat ,that stuff maybe burn a cd at most we "geeks" are in the minority . Edited January 6, 2006 by ddmcse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 :D I do see you're point! Still seems like creating another evil empire to me though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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