Comments on: On Google ChromeOS, VoIP-only gPhones, and How the iPhone Benefits

By: Johnny Wireless

Johnny Wireless — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:56 +0000

Google will buy or partner with xG Technology...it´s the only way they can accomplish what they obviously are striving to do.

By: ToxicDerivative

ToxicDerivative — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:13:52 +0000

Blah Blah Blah Can I just get my Google Voice app on my 3GS?

By: fastlane

fastlane — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:22:47 +0000

@pc to phone call:

There are better places to test your copy and paste.

By: iDavey

iDavey — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:15:27 +0000

This is a win win for every single person no matter what you affiliate yourself with.

If you don't really use Apple...then you want miss the Apple exclusion and you have all else that was mentioned.

Then of course, the Apple user have their favorite Apple apps plus all of this. This is the type of thing that should be happening. A way for everyone to enjoy all.

By: pc to phone call

pc to phone call — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:36:59 +0000

i like your all models of iphone The only people that wouldn’t go for Chrome OS are the computer nerds…but face it, now that grandma knows how to start a FaceBook, it’s the end user that everyone pushes for. The elderly (which know that i use that light heartedly) and non-techie people as they like to call themselves are gonna love Chrome….it’s a computer that just runs on the Web….they don’t have to know anything which is perfect for them…

By: dev

dev — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:16:46 +0000

@frog

I don't think it will ever be "there," in that sense. The root partition is ready only, and not even accessible to user space processes. In other words, this thing is designed from the ground up to be brain-dead-simple, secure, and limited in terms of local capabilities. It will never be a replacement for a full blown computer, and people who expect it to be will be sorely disappointed. It is simply not for people like you (or me). Google is betting there is a new market out there for a simple, secure, portable, but limited network device. Time will tell if there is such a market.

By: Amu

Amu — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:52 +0000

This could be great, but didn't people get pissed cus "omg google is gonna have all of my info fu** that.." and what not. Kinda funny that when google releases something for everyone, everyone gets all happy XD, same thing with their new navigation until someone said that google was working with apple to implement it on the iPhone.

By: frog

frog — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:06:55 +0000

Not there yet. While I use my browser heaps, it's always alongside native apps - and apps Google (as of today) doesn't have replacements for, much less good ones. Also saying it will support games is misleading, they'll be pretty limited little flash-based type stuff!

By: Oboewan

Oboewan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:12 +0000

@The Reptile: Sure. Just format the SSD and install Ubuntu. The browser choice argument here is akin to "why do they make me use Windows Explorer, I want to use Nautilus or Finder instead." It's not a browser - it's the OS.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:36 +0000

@The Reptile:

They addressed that during the announcement. Chrome OS only runs Chrome browser, but since it's open-source (Chromium OS), Mozilla, for example, could recompile and offer a version using Firefox as the UI instead (if they put the work into making Firefox presenting the mass-storage devices and other, broader features and OS UI needs).

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:52 +0000

Oh, and one more thing. Didn't Microsoft attempt to limit choice of browsers on their PC's a while back which led to some run ins with the law? Wonder if the folks at Google will let people run a browser other than Chrome on their Chrome OS machines and allow a choice of web apps other than Google's. If not, what's a synonym for 'Evil'?

By: chrstphr.ross

chrstphr.ross — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:50:22 +0000

Wait....so, I get Office (at a price initially of course, i would hope), all of Google's glory, AND the add-ons with Apple backing me up?! Why WOULDN'T i get behind this?

The only people that wouldn't go for Chrome OS are the computer nerds...but face it, now that grandma knows how to start a FaceBook, it's the end user that everyone pushes for. The elderly (which know that i use that light heartedly) and non-techie people as they like to call themselves are gonna love Chrome....it's a computer that just runs on the Web....they don't have to know anything which is perfect for them...

And all of us on the other side get those benefits stacked on to our collection of awesome!

By: fastlane

fastlane — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:19 +0000

ChromeOS sounds great for mobile, but having it on a computer isn't for me. Most of my work is offline on large apps.

By: Oboewan

Oboewan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:23 +0000

The 3G data stick modems (and the netbooks) are $60/month - for 5GB/month. There are no unlimited plans - even tethering is capped at 5GB/month on the most expensive plan. The only devices that can get unlimited data on AT&T are phones.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:22 +0000

AT&T will reportedly give data-only connections from non-iPhone smartphones like WinMo, so it'd be just one more step...

By: Bear

Bear — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:59 +0000

@Richard Those data sticks cost $60 per month if I'm not mistaken, which is double that of the iPhone data plan, for the same service.

If I could get just the iPhone data plan at $30 for a phone like this then that would be awesome. But that won't happen. They'll probably charge at least $60 for data on a phone with no minutes, or worse they'll charge per MB like IDutch suggests.

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:57 +0000

Rene, you left out the part of open API's that will allow Apple to put into the iPhone Developers kit from which developers make newer, better apps for the iPhone.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:49 +0000

@iDutch, AT&T offers the mobile data sticks, much like any carrier. Where thats all the client pays for, what they do with that Data is their business. I don't see how it would be any different.

By: fathom614

fathom614 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:43 +0000

I Say let it happen, Win win for all!!!!!

By: iDutch

iDutch — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:19 +0000

So, you would only pay at&t for data, is it a good deal for them? I don't think so, unless they charge per MB of data usd, like minutes on a voice plan.