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by static
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7/11/09 7:03:25 AM
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New Very astute commentary.
Especially the comparison of Palm's WebOS to the Apple iPhone. And the mimcry of GNOME and KDE of Windows*. The description of a web-based application is quite good, but he left out a really good reference: Adobe AIR. I think this is why Google are talking to Adobe: so they provide something like an AIR runtime on ChromeOS.

Wade.

* I know I'm going to annoy Peter again, but I'm reminded of WindowMaker yet again. :-)
Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers?
A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #310,800
by SpiceWare
7/11/09 4:04:00 PM
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New agree on the Linux GUI
I think I'd be more interested in GNOME or KDE if they'd expanded upon the ideas found in OS/2's Workplace Shell. For casual users WPS is enough like Windows that they wouldn't have problems using it, but it would add the ability to go above and beyond what Windows is capable of.

Hmm, didn't know about Adobe AIR, though I see via google that Gruber was aware of it - possible he'd forgotten about it when writing that commentary.
http://daringfirebal...le_wont_buy_adobe
     Google Chrome OS - (Another Scott) - (14) - July 8, 2009, 06:54:31 AM EDT
         There are already ARM netbooks coming very soon... - (folkert) - (6) - July 8, 2009, 09:25:45 AM EDT
             They say the savings is in the processor. - (static) - (5) - July 8, 2009, 07:39:58 PM EDT
                 ARMs rise in use has been... - (folkert) - (4) - July 8, 2009, 09:51:38 PM EDT
                     Re: ARMs rise in use has been... - (pwhysall) - (3) - July 8, 2009, 11:49:41 PM EDT
                         And yet mobile phones manage it. - (static) - (2) - July 9, 2009, 12:17:01 AM EDT
                             It's pretty harsh on their batteries too. -NT - (jake123) - July 9, 2009, 09:32:02 AM EDT
                             ...badly. - (pwhysall) - July 9, 2009, 12:41:57 PM EDT
         Re: Google Chrome OS - (Bman) - July 10, 2009, 08:57:54 AM EDT
         Re: Google Chrome OS - (folkert) - (1) - July 10, 2009, 02:01:46 PM EDT
             It goes back to 1969 with Dennis Thompson and Lionel Ritchie -NT - (Another Scott) - July 10, 2009, 02:18:25 PM EDT
         Interesting analysis at Daring Fireball - (SpiceWare) - (3) - July 10, 2009, 04:16:40 PM EDT
             Yes, very interesting. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - July 10, 2009, 07:11:04 PM EDT
             Very astute commentary. - (static) - (1) - July 11, 2009, 07:03:25 AM EDT
                 agree on the Linux GUI - (SpiceWare) - July 11, 2009, 04:04:00 PM EDT

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