Comments on: If Chrome OS perishes or even merges, it will be a sad day for the Web http://almaer.com/blog/if-chrome-os-perishes-or-even-merges-it-will-be-a-sad-day-for-the-web blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:06:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Yococo http://almaer.com/blog/if-chrome-os-perishes-or-even-merges-it-will-be-a-sad-day-for-the-web/comment-page-1#comment-47856 Yococo Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:02:54 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2903#comment-47856 I think Android and OS Chrome don't have the same use and goals: Chrome OS is more dedicated to Netbooks and Android to phones. I think Android and OS Chrome don’t have the same use and goals: Chrome OS is more dedicated to Netbooks and Android to phones.

]]> By: Russell Leggett http://almaer.com/blog/if-chrome-os-perishes-or-even-merges-it-will-be-a-sad-day-for-the-web/comment-page-1#comment-47809 Russell Leggett Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:06:27 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2903#comment-47809 I have a hard time believing that Google would drop their efforts to put the web/web technologies everywhere. I definitely suspect a merger before I see an outright killing of the project. That said, as much as I stand behind open web tech, I really do wonder about it being the only option. Even Palm has the native back door. What I would really like to see, is a divide between web and native, where each is given first class status, but different. Much like how Apple draws the line of native apps come from a controlled app store environment and web apps are totally open but more secure by default, I think such a thing could become the dichotomy all over with a little tweaking. Picture if all of the new operating systems (iOS, webOS, android, windows phone 7) had a possibly proprietary native platform, and a standard, but first class web platform. If something like ChromeOS became the standard web half of the coin, and all the OSes could then do their own thing for the native portion, I think it could be the best of both worlds. From there, the tricky bit would be bridging the gap between web and native - I don't know if a standard solution is even needed or if tools like phonegap would be enough. I have a hard time believing that Google would drop their efforts to put the web/web technologies everywhere. I definitely suspect a merger before I see an outright killing of the project.

That said, as much as I stand behind open web tech, I really do wonder about it being the only option. Even Palm has the native back door. What I would really like to see, is a divide between web and native, where each is given first class status, but different. Much like how Apple draws the line of native apps come from a controlled app store environment and web apps are totally open but more secure by default, I think such a thing could become the dichotomy all over with a little tweaking.

Picture if all of the new operating systems (iOS, webOS, android, windows phone 7) had a possibly proprietary native platform, and a standard, but first class web platform. If something like ChromeOS became the standard web half of the coin, and all the OSes could then do their own thing for the native portion, I think it could be the best of both worlds. From there, the tricky bit would be bridging the gap between web and native – I don’t know if a standard solution is even needed or if tools like phonegap would be enough.

]]> By: JMC2543 http://almaer.com/blog/if-chrome-os-perishes-or-even-merges-it-will-be-a-sad-day-for-the-web/comment-page-1#comment-47807 JMC2543 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:03:25 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2903#comment-47807 Google stated themselves that Android is ment for touch and chrome os is ment for a keyboard. The two are two different worlds even though they dance on that fine line. I peronally cant see businesses going to a touch interface for EVERYTHING that needs to be done. Google stated themselves that Android is ment for touch and chrome os is ment for a keyboard. The two are two different worlds even though they dance on that fine line. I peronally cant see businesses going to a touch interface for EVERYTHING that needs to be done.

]]> By: rd http://almaer.com/blog/if-chrome-os-perishes-or-even-merges-it-will-be-a-sad-day-for-the-web/comment-page-1#comment-47780 rd Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:40:24 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2903#comment-47780 Google has been talking since last year about the possibility of increasing the commonality between Android and Chrome OS. Google it. Google has been talking since last year about the possibility of increasing the commonality between Android and Chrome OS. Google it.

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