Comments on: Google OS Announced: How Will it Affect Apple?

By: Google Chrome OS: Hype, Hope, or Humbug?

Google Chrome OS: Hype, Hope, or Humbug? — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:02:52 +0000

[...] Written on July 09, 2009 by Tom Reestman and No one has commented So there’s a new OS that’s based on the web, relies primarily on a web browser, and whose native apps are web [...]

By: Google Announces Open Source Operating System | google android os blog

Google Announces Open Source Operating System | google android os blog — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:33:39 +0000

[...] Android for netbooks and what Microsoft’s reaction may be, and The Apple Blog discusses how Chrome OS may affect Apple. [...]

By: CShockr

CShockr — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:58:06 +0000

and if you are not currently liking Google Apps, check out Acrobat.com…Great tools that work a whole lot better…and their free and cloud based

By: CShockr

CShockr — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:55:01 +0000

Good luck running Photoshop on Chrome OS…Mac does not have as much to fear as Microsoft does!

Same list but with the Microsoft Players…

iPhone-Android-Several Windows OS enabled Phones

iPod-MP3-Zune

Safari-Chrome-Internet Exploder 8

MobileMe-Google Apps-Sharepoint/Groove

MacOSX-Chrome-Windows 7

Redmond sucks when it comes to firing up the Xerox machine…maybe they should bring Shepard Fairey in as a consultant….

By: Devan

Devan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:49:17 +0000

Microsoft, Yes.
Apple, No.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:36:56 +0000

If Android is any indication, the UI of Chrome OS will be completely subpar to even Windows 7. I don’t understand why Google can have a trillion dollars, but have such schlocky UI design.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:12:22 +0000

“and the list goes on. Isn’t it illegal for him to be a board member for both companies?”

It isn’t illegal, but the board is tasked with ensuring members don’t have an obvious conflict of interest. Your list makes that proposition increasingly hard to believe.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:08:46 +0000

If Google is very successful MS’s and Apple’s legacy businesses get impacted. But that success remains to be seen. It’s also unclear how antitrust bodies will react to this, especially since we can assume Google OS will push Chrome and a Google Apps world. Pretty soon someone is going to notice that giving away all this stuff for free is being done in large measure to protect the Search monopoly. And that’s where they could run into trouble similar to what happened to MS.

By: Adam Jackson

Adam Jackson — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:02:21 +0000

How in the hell can Eric Schmidt stay at the helm of google and sit on Apples’ board and not be in serious trouble.

iPhone – Android
Chrome – Safari
Google Apps – MobileMe
Chrome OS – Mac OS

and the list goes on. Isn’t it illegal for him to be a board member for both companies?

By: Howie Isaacks

Howie Isaacks — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:01:29 +0000

From my experience with working at an Apple store, I have seen many times that consumers often buy computers thinking that they will only use them for very specific, “low end” things; however, they later find that they really needed a faster machine, more RAM, a bigger hard drive, etc. I would prefer to have a system that does everything that I need it to do rather than simple low end tasks. It seems dumb to maintain more than one system. Netbooks are a good utility, but they’re very lacking. Ubuntu (I hate that name) is really nice, but it’s nowhere near ready for mainstream adoption. Google should spell out from the beginning what their intent with this OS is before it hits the market. Otherwise, they may find that a lot of consumers are disappointed that they’re running underpowered machines that can’t support a more full featured OS, and that they’re stuck with Google.

By: The GigaOM Network on Chrome OS

The GigaOM Network on Chrome OS — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:39:01 +0000

[...] Apple fans? While some think the new operating system may put pressure on Apple’s software, TheAppleBlog argues that the real impact will be felt by the company’s hardware in the future as casual [...]

By: natsfan7

natsfan7 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:12:14 +0000

I’m I the only one who is starting to really dislike Google? I don’t know why, but I’ve recently stopped using many of Google’s services………

Anyway, the Google OS will probably not get a market share above a few percent. I just feel that the vast majority of people are too set in their ways to switch to an entirely new OS; I mean, if Mac OS X can’t make a huge dent in Microsoft’s market share (even though it is a better OS overall), do you really think Google can release an unproven OS, that has no brand recognition, and get a lot of traction? The only way Google (or Apple for that matter) will gain significant market share in the near term will be if Microsoft really screws up Windows 7; and by all accounts, Windows 7 is shaping up to be a good OS (and a big improvement of Vista). Despite my skepticism about the whole thing, I’m still excited to see what Google has in store; it should be interesting to see how things develop over the next few years.

By: MobileMe

MobileMe — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:46:45 +0000

Microsoft has more to lose they are the ones with 90% market share with bulk of their profits coming from the monopoly of Windows and Office. They are the ones pushing price as the main criteria and Google with Chrome OS will beat them at their own game. The more alternatives to Windows the better! When Chrome grabs 2 – 5% share mainly from Windows we can expect more companies launching their own OSes hurting Microsoft even more…
Apple has on top of Macs, the iPhone, iPod and iTunes and will most likely launch a table product soon. And Apple is in hardware company not a software company like Microsoft.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:57:10 +0000

I’m not worried. Apple users are all about ease of use, and smooth, streamlined interfaces. Well I assure you that Google will have NONE of that. Not saying that Google apps aren’t useful. But not a single one that I have EVER used has had a GUI worth a crap. It’s not going to affect Apple one bit, especially because, as I have said before, Apple doesn’t need a netbook.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:49:31 +0000

With the sharp rise of portable open-source software, social networks and various web apps many people are realising that they just don’t need OS X or Windows to do what they need a computer to do.

This is why people you’d least expect, and far from geeky, are perfectly happy on a Linux system (like Ubuntu on a Dell, or a Linux netbook) on which supposedly ‘staple’ proprietary apps – like Photoshop and FCP are not intended.

Google has been very timely here and I would be worried indeed if I were Apple. Moreso, this will perhaps be enough to push Adobe and various device drivers to better support Linux, undermining the last barriers to more widespread Linux adoption.

By: Howie Isaacks

Howie Isaacks — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:35:58 +0000

It won’t affect Apple at all except raise awareness among consumers that there are other choices than just Windows. I hope that Google does well. Their major challenge here is to make sure that their OS plays well with Macs, Windows PCs, and Linux. Consumers need to be able to interact with other computer users without worrying about file compatibility.