I’m a Windows OS, get me out of here!!!

So is the end nigh for windows as we know it? Or are well all going to carry on following the sheep and using the operating system from hell?

Google recently announced that they are to create their own operating system; this surly must be a frightening thought for the big wigs at Microsoft who will really feel the pinch if Google pull off the impossible and bring out a serious alternative to Windows.
And not before time too, Windows is overrated and flawed, yet most of the world’s population have carried on using it for over 13 years. We need a mainstream alternative and hopefully Google will have the answer.

I mean that with the greatest respect to Linux and OSX, both are cracking platforms but they have never caught on as a serious alternative to Windows, this is especially a shame in the case of Leopard as it is a fine OS with very few flaws and a joy to use.

Google say that the new operating system will be launched as a Netbook OS first, which indicates there is more to follow. Google have named the OS “Google Chrome OS” and the good news is that t will be open sourced, which also means it will be free!! (hopefully). Google are actively encouraging open source developers to help them with the new OS, which will be “lightweight with no need to worry about viruses or updates” The developers are certainly indicating that this OS will start to push people towards cloud computing and to quote the Google blog “For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favourite web technologies”.

So exciting times are ahead for the computer industry, maybe one day us techies will be able to throw away our Microsoft handbooks and start to learn about the “almighty Google OS”. We can only live in hope.

The world thrives on competition, and too date Microsoft hasn’t had enough, hopefully we are about to see a true alternative to Windows.

Resouces.
IT Support company I work for. We are all quite excited about the thought of a new operating system to get our hands on!

Google Blog, more information on the project.