Why Google Chrome OS has already won. Today InfoWorld’s Randall Kennedy says that Google’s Chrome OS will fail.
What he is missing is he’s looking at the wrong field. Google is playing a different game. Google Chrome OS is NOT about killing Microsoft or Apple. What is it about? Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers. See, what happens if the world goes to Microsoft’s Silverlight, the way that Seesmic did this week? Google is in a war over developers with Microsoft. But that’s not really the game either, although if it were Google Chrome OS would already be a winner because it reinforces to developers that they better keep developing for the Web using HTML5, even if you follow Loic Le Meur into Microsoft’s camp and build for Silverlight too. So, what is the game? Well, it’s a new field altogether. But what if there were a new device that costs less than $100 that JUST does cookbooks and other things I need in the kitchen? Where else would I use a low-cost computer? Or, what about my son who is in high school.
Rumor Has Chrome OS Succeeding Android On Tablet Devices. The Sunday Times reported yesterday that Samsung’s much-hyped Galaxy Tab would be able to have its Android 2.2 OS “replaced with Chrome, when that arrives, though owners who aren’t tech savvy should have this upgrade carried out by a professional.”
This information was supposedly confirmed by Samsung, which has since said that they have no plans to replace the OS on the Galaxy Tab. Typical corporate prevarication, or something more? This information could be obvious, revealing, or questionable. I’m leaning towards questionable. The way it might be obvious is simply that any piece of hardware, with the proper amount of fiddling, will likely be able to run Chrome OS, and the Galaxy Tab is no exception. If, on the other hand, the reporter is in possession of new information regarding Chrome OS, then the statement brings up all kinds of mysteries, hence the secret interpretation. But the fact remains that Android 3.x and Chrome OS are coming. With Chrome OS, Google Intends to Destroy the Desktop and Micros. Google stole the tech and media spotlight today as it revealed a mountain of new details about Chrome OS, the company's new operating system due in late 2010.
It is a completely different type of OS (we provide a summary of how) that eliminates the desktop and focuses on getting you on the web quickly and efficiently. Now that we've had some time to digest Chrome OS and get information on some of the details, it's time to ask the big questions in order to understand if or how Chrome OS could change the world. What is Google's eventual goal with Chrome OS? How will it affect Microsoft? And finally, what impact will Chrome OS have? To explore those questions, it's time to revisit the Google Revenue Equation. The Google Revenue Equation Revisited Several months ago, I revealed what I believed to be the Google Revenue Equation. Google's Key Goals with Chrome OS That's exactly what Chrome OS does: its interface is 100% web, thus you are always browsing if you're using Chrome OS. Google OS.