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Babar
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2011, 05:47:21 PM » |
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Not sure what Chrome OS will have over Windows 8 (which can run on ARM chips) or iOS... or even Android. IMO, Android is Google's real OS, not ChromeOS.
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2011, 05:50:05 PM » |
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ChromeOS is totally Cloud based thats both its advantage and disadvantage.
With its simple directed design its fast,simple and has few issues and is compatible over time with a wide range of hardware.
You cant compare it directly to Win* or even other mobile OS.
Its Google's attempt to sell hardware in a proprietary fashion with the emphasis on their apps.
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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2011, 05:51:48 PM » |
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But it can't run in the absence of an Internet connection?
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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2011, 05:53:32 PM » |
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It can run but you are very limited in what you can do overall.
All your apps,documents files are online and you can work offline and sync later but frankly thats a pain to be honest.
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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2011, 05:56:43 PM » |
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That does sound like a pain, I think it's easier to just use solutions like Dropbox or Sugarsync.
I use many apps on iOS that sync to Dropbox and I find them to be a revelation. I can use multiple devices to work on the same project.... really a huge revelation and big difference from how I've been using computers all my life.
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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2011, 05:59:21 PM » |
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Ive been using the Linux distros like Peppermint Ice that focus more on Cloud apps and its a complete pain to use and you are completely dependent overall on Google Apps.
You know how I feel about Google so for me its a no go on so many levels.
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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2011, 08:13:35 PM » |
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yeah, google apps was a good shot at setting up some sort of collaborative sync environment hosted in the cloud. but i feel like Dropbox and Sugarsync have so much more to offer as you can use any program with them, not just Google's web apps.
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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2011, 08:15:07 PM » |
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Totally agree as I like Dropbox.
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