Wesley Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 As for the EU case against Microsoft... in the end didn't they just have to provide a version of Windows that didn't contain their media player/browser along with their regular packages? Anyway, if old Granny connected her new computer to the web and didn't have a browser with her copy of Windows, I'm sure a nice big balloon pops up to tell her to update; which gets her all the stuff they were forced to take out.
Nolan Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 You think I'm against MS? I have no reason to be, the fact is, I wouldn't pay for an OS if another did the same for free. Simply point out where you think I'm wrong. I think you're wrong simply in that you act as though only the games industry is driving Windows. You ask why would people get windows if Linux could do the same, but then you say you'd still get windows even if that were the case.
Shino Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 I think you're wrong simply in that you act as though only the games industry is driving Windows. You ask why would people get windows if Linux could do the same, but then you say you'd still get windows even if that were the case. I said no such thing, but maybe I expressed myself wrong. if a free Linux distro could play the same games as Windows, I would choose Linux because it isn't 200€, obviously. If I weren't a PC gamer, I would probably already be using Linux.
Nolan Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 I said no such thing, but maybe I expressed myself wrong. if a free Linux distro could play the same games as Windows, I would choose Linux because it isn't 200€, obviously. If I weren't a PC gamer, I would probably already be using Linux. Right, I read that wrong in your last post my bad.
McPhee Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 I can't say i really see the point to be honest. It sounds like the sort of thing i'd dual boot with Windows (like i did with Sabayon/Ubuntu Linux when i had Vista) to give me a cleaner, quicker to boot OS for simple web tasks. To that end i'd rather have seen the Netbook edition of Android pre-installed on motherboards (ala Asus MagicGate) instead, it'd fill the same tasks and be a darn site faster. On the little info available i'm pretty skeptical. With Windows incompatable with Tegra, Snapdragon and ARM processors i can see it being successfull in the netbook market, but i'm not quite sure what advantages it offers this market over Android. I can't see it ever becoming an OS X/Windows competitor either, the initial release to the netbook market will define it and the apps made for it.
Ten10 Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 As for the EU case against Microsoft... in the end didn't they just have to provide a version of Windows that didn't contain their media player/browser along with their regular packages? I don't think there is a version that doesn't have windows media player and I.E. But N versions of windows lack the media player which can be downloaded anyway and E versions lack the Internet explorer. But I wouldn't throw out the idea of E-N versions. As for a comment saying this has nothing to do with browser companies complaining, it was the Opera company that originally filed the Anti trust case against Microsoft. They even did a press release: http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2007/12/13/ Not saying Opera is a bad company, infact they are a very innovative company and have made many brilliant contributions to web technology. They just suck at marketing themselves which is why they are currently in last place. /rant
Dante Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) BBC NEWS - The search giant said it was working with many firms on Chrome OS hardware including Acer, Asus, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Toshiba. In a blog post announcing some of the hardware partners, Google also said it was working with Adobe on the operating system. This could turn out to be significant because of the wide use of Adobe's Flash software. Flash is used to power many multimedia websites but Adobe has been working hard to extend its capabilities via the Air technology and make it more web-centric too. Microsoft is developing its Silverlight technology to do a similar job. Edited July 10, 2009 by Dante Automerged Doublepost
Ten10 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Sounds like fun. Adobe has done a lot of work with pushing out Air and Flex, but that could also lead to some seriously decent built in apps if Adobe ios working with google on this sort of level. Imagine something like an Air version of the web based photoshop express out of the box / as a free download for the OS. Something like that could probably find a home on the netbook platform.
Choze Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Most people dont need all the bloat. Many just email, browse and do some editing and thats it.
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