Google announces plans to make new OS

[OpMegs]

Aptly named "Google Chrome OS"

I admit to being intrigued. So far out of the all the apps Google's put out, only their browser has failed to gain my unabashed and undivided approval, and
half of that's just inertia from Firefox slowing me down. Still, will wait and see.

Altogether, not bad for a couple of geeks that started out with a search engine.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

[Matrix Dragon]

Depending on their security and gaming ability, along with actual local privacy, I'm VERY interested in what they have to offer.

And that noise you just heard was Microsoft shitting their pants :lol

[Black Aeronaut]

The security (in all aspects) is going to be what makes or breaks this venture of thiers. An OS can suck in any one department except security.

To my humble kowlegde, Microsoft has actually been pretty decent about the security in their OS's as of late - I have not heard of any horrendous security loopholes that can be exploited in the last year or so. And Windows only gets targeted so much by hackers because it's so prevelant (majority market share comes with its disadvantages). If it were Mac, we'd see all kinds of weird crap. (In the last year or so we've finally seen a Macintosh virus!) And we all know that while Linux is generally a lot more secure, a trully determined hacker, with the right skill set (not some script kiddie), can do incredible things to your Linux Box, no matter what Distro you're using.

So, security is an issue, and it always will be as long as there are hackers determined to make peoples' lives hell.

As for Microsoft shitting their pants... Meh. Competition is a healthy thing, something that Bill Gates seems to have forgotten. Hopefully the Microsoft-After-BG will be a much tamer beast - it's already showing massive improvements with Windows 7. (I'm hoping they add something like native virtual disc support for ISO files - so long, Deamon Tools!)