Eric Schmidt confirms Chrome OS is on schedule for the second half of this year.
At that time we were told a rather vague “second half of 2010″ and, now that we’re entering the second quarter of the year, forgive us if we were starting to get a bit doubtful about that timeline. But, Google’s Eric Schmidt is here to assuage our fears, speaking at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit and indicating the little OS is still on track for that same, rather vague release window. That we’re still not getting a more specific date makes us think we’re probably looking at a release toward the end of the second half of this year, but just the same it seems like you shouldn’t wipe that Chrome-powered netbook off your wishlist for this upcoming holiday season just yet.
Or, that “chrome powered digital signage display” off your wishlist.
via Eric Schmidt confirms Chrome OS is on schedule, on target — Engadget.
Sometimes I think we get so caught up in the industry buzz about digital signage that we forget what it is all about – communication!
It runs Chrome! Now imagine how easy this would be if everything in there was a gadget! Check out the full review on the Panic Blog.
If you believe in open sourced systems that are extensible and leverage the content of a non-proprietary internet then this announcement is in some ways a short term setback but in the long run everyone, consumers and developers, are going to be so much better off. Bring on HTML5. We can’t wait!
As one Google rep told the L.A. Times, “We are excited that much of the technology in Gears, including offline support and geolocation APIs, are being incorporated into the HTML5 spec as an open standard supported across browsers, and see that as the logical next step for developers looking to include these features in their websites.”
Believe us Google, no one is looking forward to the cross-browser, cross-OS implementation of HTML5 as much as we are.”
via Google Dumps Gears for HTML5.
Fantastic analysis of the possibilities for the Chrome operating system from a user’s perspective.
I think it’s possible that we’ll see an ARM-based Chrome OS portable for $200 sometime next year.
What I still haven’t seen however is the discussion of what this OS means “for always on the net” appliances. Appliances that serve a purpose for a user or company or anyone just passing by rather than a lite secondary netbook that someone adds to the inventory of computers they already have. The dedicated appliance for digital signage suffers from all of the ailments of what is described in this article – synching, bloated operating systems, security issues, cost barriers, etc. etc. Chrome OS could address all of these for the dedicated appliance market.
via Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at Internet.
