Chrome OS will be web-centric, so anything that runs on the web will be compatible - and they hope more developers since you develop for Chrome OS plus all the OS's that have browsers - well, everyone :-)
./Ok3ch

2009/7/9 Steve <sikileng@gmail.com>
Google vs Microsoft who has the advantage? http://bit.ly/urXD6 and
already fake screenshots of Google Chrome OS have shown up on the web
http://bit.ly/3jgCTY

On 7/9/09, Jamal Mohamed <jamal.worx@gmail.com> wrote:
> Finally, the big guys spilled the beans.Since it will be linux based, i
> think their main work will be on that layer, that specific layer of the
> linux os,the graphical layer.If they are to compete with windows 7, mac os
> X, they will definitely need some great visuals and stability.Since it has
> the linux kernel, hardware compatibily should not be a problem.It would be
> good to have a direct competiton to m$ for the first time
>
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:56 PM, mike oketch <mikeoketch@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I like the analysis of Ben Parr here
>> http://mashable.com/2009/07/07/google-chrome-operating-system/
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/7/8 Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com>
>>
>> <my opinion>
>>> Linux never confronted M$, Linux saw a gap in server market and hit it
>>> hard, but never once tried to outsmart M$ on the desktop - Google on the
>>> other hand is taking M$ headon on the desktop - and they have resources,
>>> not
>>> just money, but people, who depend on google search engine, may just be
>>> more
>>> curious to see how the desktop works.
>>> </my opinion>
>>> ./Ok3ch
>>>
>>> 2009/7/8 Odhiambo ワシントン <odhiambo@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Read about it - M$ should be very afraid
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> M$ is _not so_ afraid of Linux, which is a grown up child. Why should
>>>> they fear a baby? :)
>>>> Could it be that Google has enough resources to push for the adoption of
>>>> their Crome OS?
>>>> Call me a pessimist, but I still think Chome OS will go the same way as
>>>> other Open Source OS - mostly used by the tech savvy type.
>>>> An ordinary user will still ask if they can install M$ Office in it,
>>>> besides all the other apps that are written for M$ Windows.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>>>> Nairobi,KE
>>>> +254733744121/+254722743223
>>>> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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>>>>               -- Lucky Dube
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