Chrome OS Notebooks Will Be Windows-proof

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[citation][nom]fancarolina[/nom]10 Bucks says they put an ARM Processor in it and it will never run any flavor of Windows. Maybe a Linux Distribution but no Windows ever.[/citation]
Maybe Not Microsoft Windows.....

But if you can run Linux, then there is still KDE Windows, Gnome Windows, X Windows and other forms of Windows that can be run within the Linux environment, not to mention Windows XP can be run in Linux.

So of course, you should be able to run Windows, just maybe not Microsoft Windows by itself. :lol:
 
Yeah, its just a prototype to test the OS but I really wish manufacturers used this kind of design more often! No logos, no curves, no patterns, no glossy black plastic, nothing but what matters.
 
[citation][nom]Anomalyx[/nom]Openness doesn't include the requirement of using more expensive hardware so that less efficient OS's have enough processing power to run. They picked hardware that would run Chrome OS. Minimum/recommended requirements for it are probably waaaaaaaaay below the minimum requirements for Windows. The fact that they didn't include a 160GB hard drive when all they need is a tiny flash chip says nothing about openness... it's about cost-effectiveness. Equipping this with hardware necessary for Windows would make it little different than a standard netbook. The way it is now, it could probably be much cheaper.[/citation]


You're full of Sh!!t That is the most weak reasoning for justifications Apple has been flamed for. Blatant limitations imposed by Google is somehow OK. Please.....Simpleton.
 
Soooo technically they want to reinvent the Mac Book but this time it really looks like a PC ... Macs have at least the good looks this one ... is just an ugly Mac.
 
[citation][nom]ohim[/nom]Soooo technically they want to reinvent the Mac Book but this time it really looks like a PC ... Macs have at least the good looks this one ... is just an ugly Mac.[/citation]

might be a tad cheaper, too
 
[citation][nom]Renegade_Warrior[/nom]Maybe Not Microsoft Windows.....But if you can run Linux, then there is still KDE Windows, Gnome Windows, X Windows and other forms of Windows that can be run within the Linux environment, not to mention Windows XP can be run in Linux.So of course, you should be able to run Windows, just maybe not Microsoft Windows by itself.[/citation]

Can`t run windows on an ARM processor without an x86 emulator, so it would require linux, an x86 emulator and a VM, lots of work to run windoze slow as hell. As far as I know, the only non x86 ports of win were a version of NT ported to PowerPC, DEC Alpha and MIPS R4000, a special version of 98 ported to alpha, and then the itanium variants of 2k3 and 2k8
 
tipoo said:
Yeah, its just a prototype to test the OS but I really wish manufacturers used this kind of design more often! No logos, no curves, no patterns, no glossy black plastic, nothing but what matters.
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You just described the thinkpad.
 
I hope we see something like a $200 price tag on this.
My roommate doesn't seem to realize that my $2,500 isn't meant for 3 hours of Facebook a day.

For most people, instant messenger, facebook, email, uploading photos etc. is more than enough.

Cheap, low bandwidth (to keep your 3G cost low), reliable. If it meets those 3, I'll seriously consider it.
 
Instead of trying to compare apples to oranges perhaps you readers should look at what this device hopes to accomplish before bashing. Since the hardware is likely picked to be cost efficient and suitable for chrome, there isnt any merit to the it cannot run windows statements.

If the cr-48 manages to be significantly cheaper than a netbook, still includes a few basic necessities (email, web, office docs, photos) and provides access to an expanded app store (like a phone) then this product should do reasonably well.

If you require more options then perhaps upgrading to a device (full laptop) more powerfull is appropriate
 
This for sure will take a Huge chunk of the windows Market.
There is a real need for a simple web based system.

This will for sure take a large chunk of the computer notebook market.

And I expect the WinMoorons to cry about no solitaire. but hell they are all morons .. what do you expect. nuff said.
 
Sounds like a challenge to hack it and make it work, just to say we could and did do it. your not supposed to be able to put mac O.S on a p.c but you can.
 
[citation][nom]HalJordan[/nom] Sure you could design a hammer with a screw driver on the end of the handle, but would anyone really want to use it?[/citation]

Actually....that was done several decades ago.

[citation][nom]stopthis[/nom]
tipoo said:
Yeah, its just a prototype to test the OS but I really wish manufacturers used this kind of design more often! No logos, no curves, no patterns, no glossy black plastic, nothing but what matters.
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You just described the thinkpad.[/citation]

There was also WindowsXP x64 for Itanium....
 
it just remind me of how apples mac's were...then came the hackintosh and windows OS on a mac...lol, i still see this as a mirror reflection of how apple rose to fame with their products...simple at first, but its actually a PITA - save google's chrome browser...i hope i haven't jinxed it 😛
 
[citation][nom]SneakySnake[/nom]I thought google was open? Even apple doesn't block out other OS'es[/citation]


Like Today's windows phone ads...

Really?
 
How about a Windows Remote Desktop client? I would buy one if it had that.
 
[citation][nom]HalJordan[/nom]When you buy a toaster do you wonder if you can upgrade the heating mechanism? When you buy a new telephone do you wonder if you can mod it to play Crysis? Maybe we should just look at this little netbook as a tool; it does what it does, and to expect anymore is like wanting a hammer that can function as a screwdriver. Sure you could design a hammer with a screw driver on the end of the handle, but would anyone really want to use it?[/citation]

My hammer has screwdrivers embedded in the end so that I can "dual boot" to hammer or screwdriver. It's unnecessary, but that's why I have it. If I could get my phone to boot Windows, I would definitely try to play Crysis--just so you know.
 
The security feature is the thing that will make it harder for it to dual boot. I can see future computers (i.e. MS and Apple) come with this feature because it is effective at providing pc security. And it is hard to come by approaches that can guarantee this type of safty net for a computer. I mean, you need physical access to the computer before you can corrupt the OS.

I agree that having a piece of hardware that does not let you install another OS is against openness, and PC are not toasters. However, I also agree that this device is specifically made for developer. I would recommend manufacturers of laptops and desktop that will implement this feature, to add a jumper or physical switch to the motherboard, so that computer enthusiast, and repair men can bypass that security feature.

Because hacking is a waste of time. Hacking happens either because somebody wants a device to do something that it was not designed to do. Or because a device was supposed to do something, and the developer did not add the feature.
 
"certified" Chrome OS notebooks means that it is proprietary, Chrome OS's use of protected flash memory like "No serviceable items inside" because Google doesn't expect there to be many support issues, so if it gets bang you have to throw it away.
 
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