Comments on: gOS: Where Computers Are Headed? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:28:21 -0800 hourly 1 By: Los PCs se aligeran… o desaparecen « JotaDeveloper http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-2801951 Los PCs se aligeran… o desaparecen « JotaDeveloper Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:46:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-2801951 [...] de aplicaciones en su mayor parte de Google. En la revisión por parte de TechCrunch se habla de “gOS: where computers are headed?“, y se describe como un sistema diseñado con Google en la cabeza – aunque Google no esté [...] [...] de aplicaciones en su mayor parte de Google. En la revisión por parte de TechCrunch se habla de “gOS: where computers are headed?“, y se describe como un sistema diseñado con Google en la cabeza – aunque Google no esté [...]

]]> By: Proxies http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-2595838 Proxies Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:01:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-2595838 I will recommend this linux blog to my friend that was looking for it, excellent articles for linux. Stumble up ! , Andy I will recommend this linux blog to my friend that was looking for it, excellent articles for linux. Stumble up ! , Andy

]]> By: localhost http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-2570360 localhost Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:18:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-2570360 Hype=$$. Centralized computing... the "future"? It's where we came from. A "PC" on every desktop. And now the "PC" will again become a terminal. How many computer languages and protocols do we need? Enough to keep ourselves entertained. The early ones worked and they still work well. Until someone "reinvents" the internet (bwahaha), UNIX and RFC's will be the past, the present and the future. The core. The rest is all hype. Bubbles that form, burst, and then form again. Give me more hype! More mythical lingo! Investors, consumers, gather round. Hype=$$. Centralized computing… the “future”? It’s where we came from. A “PC” on every desktop. And now the “PC” will again become a terminal. How many computer languages and protocols do we need? Enough to keep ourselves entertained. The early ones worked and they still work well. Until someone “reinvents” the internet (bwahaha), UNIX and RFC’s will be the past, the present and the future. The core. The rest is all hype. Bubbles that form, burst, and then form again. Give me more hype! More mythical lingo! Investors, consumers, gather round.

]]> By: Blogueando con gOS | Tecnodatum http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-2517887 Blogueando con gOS | Tecnodatum Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:44:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-2517887 [...] que hizo su aparición bajo el nombre de Google OS hace un año, he tenido la intención de probar gOS en algún equipo. Después de un par de años sin una PC de [...] [...] que hizo su aparición bajo el nombre de Google OS hace un año, he tenido la intención de probar gOS en algún equipo. Después de un par de años sin una PC de [...]

]]> By: fsckin w/ linux » Blog Archive » Linux/Unix Censorship on Digg.com? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1796682 fsckin w/ linux » Blog Archive » Linux/Unix Censorship on Digg.com? Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:47:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1796682 [...] David Liu, founder of gOS - which was mentioned by relatively high profile websites like Techmeme, Techcrunch, Webbalert, Lifehacker, etc… even a +5 insightful comment on Slashdot about gOS sent me [...] [...] David Liu, founder of gOS – which was mentioned by relatively high profile websites like Techmeme, Techcrunch, Webbalert, Lifehacker, etc… even a +5 insightful comment on Slashdot about gOS sent me [...]

]]> By: gOS PC Sells Out: People Like A Google Focused PC | Sharecountry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1753803 gOS PC Sells Out: People Like A Google Focused PC | Sharecountry Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:55:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1753803 [...] we noted in our review of gOS November 4, the system may well be a sign of things to come. Rather than offer a desktop app focused OS like [...] [...] we noted in our review of gOS November 4, the system may well be a sign of things to come. Rather than offer a desktop app focused OS like [...]

]]> By: David Liu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1731081 David Liu Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:36:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1731081 #35: I hope people will realize it has gOS inside :) With more time, and more gOS machines... :) I think this article is right on (of course I am biased). The future of computing is exciting. Thanks to Google, Linux, other web 2.0 apps... and thanks to Microsoft for beginning to exclude everyone under 1GB RAM... It's definitely David versus Goliath, but even so I think gOS has a chance to shine and its own special audience to serve. -David #35: I hope people will realize it has gOS inside :)

With more time, and more gOS machines… :)

I think this article is right on (of course I am biased). The future of computing is exciting. Thanks to Google, Linux, other web 2.0 apps… and thanks to Microsoft for beginning to exclude everyone under 1GB RAM… It’s definitely David versus Goliath, but even so I think gOS has a chance to shine and its own special audience to serve.

-David

]]> By: Blake Brannon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1729393 Blake Brannon Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:50:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1729393 Walmart is going to sell a ton of these things. People will buy it not knowing it doesn't have Windows! This is going to be hilarious. Walmart is going to sell a ton of these things. People will buy it not knowing it doesn’t have Windows! This is going to be hilarious.

]]> By: barebones your mom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728956 barebones your mom Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:13:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728956 man. fuck you jack! man. fuck you jack!

]]> By: FCP http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728677 FCP Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:33:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728677 My granpa once toldme about little small green screens that patched to some unknown monster called "MainFrame".. of course nobody ever saw such a monster, since stories said it was hidden in a frozen cave (to keep it from shutting down). My question is: how is that, if history migrated from that "not very useful" model of computing, to the current model (processing, storage, etc. all in a single case), history might want to go BACK to that model? (and don't tell me that "because now it can render HTML or 3D" is the answer). I think that, even if the change in history might take place, eventually it will go back. I also think that it would be good to discuss this issue, but i don't want to type so much over here (and give detractors more arguments) Cheers!. My granpa once toldme about little small green screens that patched to some unknown monster called “MainFrame”.. of course nobody ever saw such a monster, since stories said it was hidden in a frozen cave (to keep it from shutting down).

My question is: how is that, if history migrated from that “not very useful” model of computing, to the current model (processing, storage, etc. all in a single case), history might want to go BACK to that model? (and don’t tell me that “because now it can render HTML or 3D” is the answer).
I think that, even if the change in history might take place, eventually it will go back.
I also think that it would be good to discuss this issue, but i don’t want to type so much over here (and give detractors more arguments)

Cheers!.

]]> By: techmine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728592 techmine Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:01:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728592 @Peter J. - I read somewhere that this company has taken all the permissions to use Google in any reference that may arise. Google should be happy that there is more traffic going to get generated (if ever) for Google apps. After all Google does not want anything more. Whats your problem..eh? @Peter J. – I read somewhere that this company has taken all the permissions to use Google in any reference that may arise. Google should be happy that there is more traffic going to get generated (if ever) for Google apps. After all Google does not want anything more. Whats your problem..eh?

]]> By: » The Looming Battle over Internet Identity I’m Building Something Here: Experiments in Entrepreneurship and Value Creation in the Social Web http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728404 » The Looming Battle over Internet Identity I’m Building Something Here: Experiments in Entrepreneurship and Value Creation in the Social Web Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:40:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728404 [...] that we hand over our identity and IP with the simple click of a terms and conditions check box. Techcruch wrote up a economy pc, and suggests web applications could displace [...] [...] that we hand over our identity and IP with the simple click of a terms and conditions check box. Techcruch wrote up a economy pc, and suggests web applications could displace [...]

]]> By: RickMahn.com » Blog Archive » links for 2007-11-05 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728197 RickMahn.com » Blog Archive » links for 2007-11-05 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:21:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728197 [...] gOS: Where Computers Are Headed Hmm, what do you think about gOS? (tags: operating-system linux computer generic wal-mart) [...] [...] gOS: Where Computers Are Headed Hmm, what do you think about gOS? (tags: operating-system linux computer generic wal-mart) [...]

]]> By: Peter J. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728125 Peter J. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:50:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728125 Why wouldn't Google sue this company? It's clear they're intentionally trying to trick users into thinking this is a Google(TM) product. Any judge would hand them their ass on a silver platter. Why wouldn’t Google sue this company? It’s clear they’re intentionally trying to trick users into thinking this is a Google(TM) product. Any judge would hand them their ass on a silver platter.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728073 Steve Ballmer Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:36:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728073 Don't apologise for them! This IS the Google PC! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Introducing the $200 Google PC! ... Well Kinda' This Hi-tech computer will be sold exclusively at Walmart, it is running some freebie hacked up freeware OS which they have entitled "gOSh". Looks like the case is a modified Barbie Fun House to me. I couldn't find much on the specs but my sources (Dvorak and Company) tell me that for this price they must give you 256 meg of 32 pin memory, a 10 gig HD, a 486 dx processor, no monitor, no sound card, two USB 1 ports, 25k dial-up modem, integrated video and a Hasbro keyboard. Hey Google Guys, we are shaking in our boots over here! Oh yeah, they will have one more freebie for you: on your way out the door with this thing they will stamp SUCKER in big red letters on your forehead! Don’t apologise for them! This IS the Google PC!
http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com
Introducing the $200 Google PC! … Well Kinda’

This Hi-tech computer will be sold exclusively at Walmart, it is running some freebie hacked up freeware OS which they have entitled “gOSh”. Looks like the case is a modified Barbie Fun House to me. I couldn’t find much on the specs but my sources (Dvorak and Company) tell me that for this price they must give you 256 meg of 32 pin memory, a 10 gig HD, a 486 dx processor, no monitor, no sound card, two USB 1 ports, 25k dial-up modem, integrated video and a Hasbro keyboard.

Hey Google Guys, we are shaking in our boots over here!

Oh yeah, they will have one more freebie for you: on your way out the door with this thing they will stamp SUCKER in big red letters on your forehead!

]]> By: Microkid http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1728005 Microkid Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:05:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1728005 Concidering the fact that tuned down OS's are more and more used into gadgets and other small appliances, you would think that when you'll be using your "main" computer in the future, you will want a fully functional OS. Simply because stripped down versions are already running on your phone, your toaster and your first born. Also, the production of "full feature" computers will of course be much cheaper in the future, so there will be a point, probably pretty soon, where buying a fully functional machine is almost just as cheap as buying a stripped down one. Concidering the fact that tuned down OS’s are more and more used into gadgets and other small appliances, you would think that when you’ll be using your “main” computer in the future, you will want a fully functional OS. Simply because stripped down versions are already running on your phone, your toaster and your first born.

Also, the production of “full feature” computers will of course be much cheaper in the future, so there will be a point, probably pretty soon, where buying a fully functional machine is almost just as cheap as buying a stripped down one.

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727873 Paul Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:01:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727873 **You can’t play good games on linux…** --> No, you can play good games on linux, there a tons of them. You can play Windows games on Linux as well using wine (free program) or cedega (paid program) **It’s too damn slow…** --> Have you ever tried Linux before? Linux runs well on low end hardware if you use a right distro. Vista is slow too if you put it on a PC with 256MB RAM but gives it 2GB RAM + good graphic card, it will fly :p **Boot up display get so annoying…** --> You can change that if you want it but most of the newest distro have a nice graphical boot display nowadays **There is no AOL for Linux** --> Blame that on AOL, not Linux. **There is no good anti-virus company for linux** --> No, you are wrong. Panda Software, F-Prot, AVG, Sophos, McAfee, Kaspersky all have antivirus product for Linux. Besides, I never heard anything about Linux machines been infected with virus and the same for Mac as well **Use Windows boot VMWare with linux….** --> ;p You don't boot VMware with Linux, you boot Linux with VMware. Why don't you boot Windows using VMware on Linux platform. **People use windows everyday to work.** --> Yes, you are quite right there but don't be ignorant. There are people out there who is using Mac, Linux, BeOS, BSD (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD etc), UNIX etc for their daily work. Don't be narrow minded, grow up. **You can’t play good games on linux…**
–> No, you can play good games on linux, there a tons of them. You can play Windows games on Linux as well using wine (free program) or cedega (paid program)

**It’s too damn slow…**
–> Have you ever tried Linux before? Linux runs well on low end hardware if you use a right distro. Vista is slow too if you put it on a PC with 256MB RAM but gives it 2GB RAM + good graphic card, it will fly :p

**Boot up display get so annoying…**
–> You can change that if you want it but most of the newest distro have a nice graphical boot display nowadays

**There is no AOL for Linux**
–> Blame that on AOL, not Linux.

**There is no good anti-virus company for linux**
–> No, you are wrong. Panda Software, F-Prot, AVG, Sophos, McAfee, Kaspersky all have antivirus product for Linux. Besides, I never heard anything about Linux machines been infected with virus and the same for Mac as well

**Use Windows boot VMWare with linux….**
–> ;p You don’t boot VMware with Linux, you boot Linux with VMware. Why don’t you boot Windows using VMware on Linux platform.

**People use windows everyday to work.**
–> Yes, you are quite right there but don’t be ignorant. There are people out there who is using Mac, Linux, BeOS, BSD (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD etc), UNIX etc for their daily work. Don’t be narrow minded, grow up.

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727871 Matt Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:00:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727871 It would be great to see something like this in OZ It would be great to see something like this in OZ

]]> By: techcrun.ch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727820 techcrun.ch Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:29:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727820 <strong>gOS: Where Computers Are Headed?...</strong> gPC iz for n00bs, I can haz big iconz  ...... gOS: Where Computers Are Headed?…

gPC iz for n00bs, I can haz big iconz 
……

]]> By: Linux is aging dinosaur !!! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727689 Linux is aging dinosaur !!! Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:29:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727689 linux is a dinosaur product You can't play good games on linux... It's too damn slow... Boot up display get so annoying... There is no AOL for Linux There is no good anti-virus company for linux Use Windows boot VMWare with linux.... People use windows everyday to work. linux is a dinosaur product

You can’t play good games on linux…
It’s too damn slow…
Boot up display get so annoying…

There is no AOL for Linux
There is no good anti-virus company for linux

Use Windows boot VMWare with linux….

People use windows everyday to work.

]]> By: Patent OS http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727675 Patent OS Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:19:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727675 Microsoft + Facebook + Parakey + Centos = Maybe real operating system. Microsoft + Facebook + Parakey + Centos = Maybe real operating system.

]]> By: Yasam http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727641 Yasam Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:56:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727641 Nice google introducing operating system u might get more stuff related to applications from http://lapnol.blogspot.com Nice google introducing operating system u might get more stuff related to applications from http://lapnol.blogspot.com

]]> By: Michael Geary http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727591 Michael Geary Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:11:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727591 Hmm... 512MB and Firefox, eh? I hope they fix the memory leaks! I'm looking at 448MB memory use in Firefox right now, and that's after killing the Firefox process and just opening a few web pages. No fancy web 2.0 apps or anything. Wait... 449MB. No, 450. 451. 452! Still growing. All I have open is Bloglines, this TC article, and (454!) three Wikipedia pages (455!), and a meetup.com page. 457! 458! We're burning a meg every ten seconds. 460! 463! 468! 471! Time to hit Submit and kill Firefox again... Wait, I got a reprieve. It just dropped to 452MB all on its own. No, 453. Too good to be true. 454. 456. Send me an exorcist, fast! Hmm… 512MB and Firefox, eh? I hope they fix the memory leaks! I’m looking at 448MB memory use in Firefox right now, and that’s after killing the Firefox process and just opening a few web pages. No fancy web 2.0 apps or anything.

Wait… 449MB. No, 450. 451. 452! Still growing. All I have open is Bloglines, this TC article, and (454!) three Wikipedia pages (455!), and a meetup.com page. 457! 458! We’re burning a meg every ten seconds. 460! 463! 468!

471! Time to hit Submit and kill Firefox again…

Wait, I got a reprieve. It just dropped to 452MB all on its own. No, 453. Too good to be true. 454. 456. Send me an exorcist, fast!

]]> By: manny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727584 manny Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:07:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727584 install windows millenium II ?? oh, sorry i meant vista... what are you smoking who the hell wants vista. The first thing i do when i purchase a new laptop is to wipe off stupid DRM resource hungry vista! microsoft is heading into a dead end thats for sure. The normal user is tired of malware, viruses, spyware, trojans and all the windows crap. windows is the real Dinosaur here. Linux is the future and thats why walmart is selling it. Smart move WM install windows millenium II ?? oh, sorry i meant vista…

what are you smoking who the hell wants vista. The first thing i do when i purchase a new laptop is to wipe off stupid DRM resource hungry vista!

microsoft is heading into a dead end thats for sure.

The normal user is tired of malware, viruses, spyware, trojans and all the windows crap.

windows is the real Dinosaur here. Linux is the future and thats why walmart is selling it. Smart move WM

]]> By: My Back Hurts!! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-1727576 My Back Hurts!! Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:04:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/gos-where-computers-are-headed/#comment-1727576 @Facebook OS... can you send me a copy of your "MSN massager" please? @Facebook OS… can you send me a copy of your “MSN massager” please?

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