GoogleOS Scenarios

ReadWriteWeb writes "Read/WriteWeb offers 3 scenarios for a GoogleOS and suggests it could be less than 6 months away. They say it may be a web based desktop (aka WebOS), a full featured Linux distribution, or a lightweight Linux distro and/or BIOS. They predict that once Microsoft's Vista rolls out, it will present a direct threat to Google's Web properties and so therefore Google will start a more punchy strategy — pushing Firefox and some form of Google OS in order to nullify Vista's potential impact."

The list is missing something

[J. T. MacLeod]

It's not a proper fake news unless it speculates on BeOS, too.

AIEEEE!!!

[$RANDOMLUSER]

"The GoogleOS, they do nothing!"

BSD

[Hijacked Public]

I think it will be a full featured BSD distro.

Or maybe the return of BeOS.

Or NeXT.

You might download the ISO and run it off a CD. You might not. Maybe BIOS will be involved. Possibly even TCP/IP. It will probably include some kind of menuing system and maybe a ribbonish banner that can be docked somewhere on the desktop or not, that might include items like Vista's Gadgets or OSX application launching capability or possibly some blend of both. Almost certainly the web will be involved.

Or none of the above, who knows.

6 months?

[le0p]

Maybe after the 10 year beta test.

Re:Broadband addiction

[Threni]

> How is something like this going to run on non-broadband?
Same as the answer to the question - how is this going to run on systems with 16MB ram, a 256 colour display and no cd-writer:

Who cares?

Well, do ya? Punk?

[Rob T Firefly]

I'd like to see a Google OS, if only because I have enough of a Discordian streak to appreciate all of people's systems, work, and data based around an "I'm Feeling Lucky!" button.

What you're doing is unethical

[Anonymous Coward]

The guy wrote this article in order to place ads on it and make a little money for his time. You're free not to visit or promote his page, but please don't steal his intellectual property.

Re:What you're doing is unethical

[LordPhantom]

I wrote this hyped up nonsense in order to place ads on it and make a lot of money for my 10 min of effort. You're free not to visit or promote my page, but please don't steal my intellectual property.

There, I fixed that for you. :)

Re:What you're doing is unethical

[Volante3192]

I'm not sure this can really be considered 'intellectual' though...

Re:So in other words

[Anonymous Coward]

It could be a hamster with a pencil and a laser pointer for all they know.

Re:Waiting

[duh P3rf3ss3r]

I'm waiting for Godot. Have you seen him? He should have been here yesterday...