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curaga:
So, Google has announced an OS to only load a browser (Chrome, incidentally). What are your thoughts about it?

tinypad:
Back then, I was using lynx & pine on slackware with a thinkpad.  
Right now, I am using links & alpine on tcl with a thinkpad.  
Near future, will I be using chrome on chrome with a macbook . . . quite unlikely.

Old habits die hard - for the good or for the bad.

roberts:
Was this in response to gazelle?
 http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/gazelle-062909.aspx

Should be interesting to see what actually develops. For me, personally, I find web 2.0 apps still not that responsive. Perhaps if one lived where cheap high speed reliable internet access, or if you are rich enough to buy such access.

My access goes down each night, whether I am online or not. And prices for high speed are too much for me.

Just using gmail is a chore for me, especially when tyring their new stuff, drag and drop. But then again I don't have the luxury of high speed net access.

Jason W:
For one thing I find it neat that Google is now embracing the very idea that Robert has had for so long - to use a minimal OS as a launchpad to run your one or handful of favorite apps with a minimal of installed bloat.

But on the other hand, the notion that the web browser should be your one stop shop for applications is enacting "Gates' Law" like never before.  Just a few years ago, a 400mhz 128mb ram machine was more than adequate for an average Linux users needs, even with KDE.  But now, I find that a 1.5Ghz 640MB ram machine is barely usable when using MySpace for just general email type tasks.  What a shame.  If you don't have super high speed internet and the latest hardware you are kind of left out in the cold in todays web world. 

I am gravitating towards using links2 for my daily needs on all but the web sites/services that require more.  It is really a good basic graphical browser and supports gmail and other such stuff.  I am building the custom firefox extension to try for some performance increase, but if I am to use my most common hardware (600-800mhz cpu, 256mb ram) I cannot expect to take advantage of the most current web content offerings.  I miss the day when your web browser rendered html pages, your audio player played audio, video player played video, and so on.

On  a related note, I found that Opera with Youtube videos uses 35% of my cpu on my 800mhz box, while Firefox plays the same videos using all of the cpu along with some skipping.  Seems that Opera uses ~30% of the cpu usage of Firefox in the same flash video setting.   Just a tidbit of info that may help.

roberts:
The more I think about it. The more I concerns I have. Everything from one vendor? Vendor lock in.
I still prefer the road that we have embarked upon. Freedom of choice, which apps, which libs, which GUI, which browser, etc, etc, and all by starting from a tiny/micro core.

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