More alleged Chrome OS screenshots for your viewing pleasure
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jul 13th 2009 1:46PM
posted Jul 13th 2009 1:46PM
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This looks like the Chrome web browser is taking over as the OS.
It sure does. So I'm assuming there will be monopoly charges leveled against Google for bundling their browser in the OS?
where have you been? that is the primary basis for Chrome OS. Whether this is real or not is a good question.
picasa being stored locally is an indication that this is a fake. If they are going for cloud computing, why would even put a local picasa in the alpha? Are the photos stored in the intertubes?
Jack, how would that work when Google DONT HAVE A MONOPOLY.
So...if you're not connected to the internet, you will not be able to access any of your pictures or create/read any documents (.doc,.xls etc). I am assuming these would all be running under Google Docs which is server housed?
Isn't this kinda what Microsoft did with Internet Explorer with linking it in with Explorer?
The security needs to be real good with this browser or else it could lead to a tone of security holes like MS had with their browser...
"Unfair Practices"
Part 1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25pics/3713572643/
Part 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25pics/3714385858/
Jack, +1.
Twenty5, +1 too.
Thats the whole point.
"It sure does. So I'm assuming there will be monopoly charges leveled against Google for bundling their browser in the OS?"
Only when Google starts abusing their monopoly and uses predatory business practices. As of right now the score on that count is maybe 1 or 2 to around a bagillion. Microsoft has a known history so anyone with a brain does not implicitly trust them. When Google starts acting this way...lets talk.
The charges against MS with IE are for using their monopoly in one market to push for a monopoly in another, so using their OS monopoly to make a browser monopoly. Google have neither a browser or OS monopoly.
They do have a monopoly in search, but as of yet they've not really levied that except the Yahoo thing last year(was it a year ago?) where they backed out after a threat from DOJ.
Anti-trust law, American style, has become very protective of innovation and regular business practices. Even if Google had monopolies in both markets, I would guess Chrome OS would be just fine, since it is quite innovative.
The difference with MS, is that MS took several steps to prevent IE from being removed or usurped. It wasn't the integration that was the problem, it was everything else. They prevented OEM's from replacing IE. They pressured ISP's to only use IE. They didn't let users remove it, at least to the extent that would not break the integration. et al. Essentially, MS prevented alternative browsers from competing on the merits.
Europeans have a different view of competition, and I know little. My impression is that they want to foster competition, even if it means making big companies take proactive steps to help competitors.
@10minutehobo
There is no problem using +1, but can you guys put something more constructive effort in it?
There are too much on the comment lately, such as 'Veeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrry Good! +1'. Which is totally meaningless in most of the case.
joe, so you're saying that when IE's monopoly has whithered away - and its only a matter of time - the EU will reverse its decision to make microsoft unbundle IE from the OS?
Kit, -1
I think that is where Google is going with it
It makes sense to let photo editing & video playback get closer to the hardware, for GPU acceleration.
Chrome OS seems like Google is trying to blur the distinction between OS and browser rather than actually make everything run inside the browser. Some software needs to get outside the browser to function well. What security issues will that open up?
Interesting that the screen shows DOS style paths rather than Unix.
Very interesting indeed. +1
I was about to say the very same thing. I am very disappointed in that, I was actually wondering if it will be a Linux kernel running this thing. I suppose it will be FreeDOS?
I have to say, thinking about it, I really am not surprised. Google does make a plethora of Win32 programmes leaving Mac and Linux out in the cold. I loathe DOS style paths too!
This fact is what makes this a fake.
Yeah this seems rather not legit at all...the fonts look like crap and Google would never let something with a UI that shoddy looking see the light of day, probably not even as an alpha.
so right, man.
all it takes is a simple theme edit on vista or xp to change not only the scrollbar and fonts, but also the nonexistent close buttons with the beta text.
It is possible that Chrome OS is actually a set of tools that can fit on another OS and that its just going to be Linux by default. The full ChromeOS could just be an heavily modified version of Chrome.
For instance GNU/Hurd is actually a set of server, not a kernel (but it has the Mach kernel by default). It would be possible for the Hurd stuff to run on Linux for example and maybe even Windows via Cygwin.
With that said I doubt these are real, it just looks like a full screen version of Chrome with a few plugins, or even just some specially designed web pages.
Looks pretty real to me, but also pretty ugly. Then again just a prototype.
Ironic that it's running on a Dell.
quite ironic. ha.
they have a lot of windows machines for being an open source company.
When did Google become an open source company and when did Dell stop running FOSS?
Especially with their Ubuntu sales?
fake
Yeah, this looks so damn fake. I love that sticker on the palm rest... "Google Development Team" - now you KNOW it's real!
Photoshopped Chrome, I sincerely hope.
If this is the real thing then "Eww" is all I can say. Too cutesy and I'd likely deliberately avoid it if I was buying a netbook, plus I couldn't really get into Chrome either so I would avoid this if it turns out to be too similar.
Picasa is only ran through a WINE layer now, so this is obviously bogus or Google has a secret build of Picasa. I couldn't imagine them running Picasa through WINE for their own OS.
bleh doesnt look good =[
like andrew said its just a prototype
Quit posting this shit and giving these morons what they want... attention.
What's with the sound icon stating "Loud"
Isn't loud an opinion?
I was wondering if Loud meant 75% or 85%
looks real to me, at least miles more believable than the last screenshot batch
looks so primitive. XP is much more appealing!
OooOoo, it's like Windows 95...
Seriously? You know it's fake and yet you still feel the need to post it? Slow news day huh?
That whole laptop is photoshopped, not just the images on screen. I can tell. Somehow.
are you impressed? because i'm not impressed.
it has fake written all over it.....engadget...come on....you dont have to post crap if theres no much news....
wat happened to the microsoft event scheduled for today ??? you can update us on that....
If this IS somehow real, then Google OS will fail. Everything jampacked into a browser? Nah. Not for me. Maybe on a netbook...
But I would prefer to keep the browser and the OS separate. However, if you just add in the feature to access other features of the OS through the browser, then you have a win.
...the pixels are all wrong!!
Is that a Windows logo on the background of pic # 5 humm?!!!
It's a fake - someone who photoshopped this didn't put much thought in it. I mean - look at the bottom right bar - what happens when wifi is disconnected? The 'Not connected' message won't fit and moving icons just to fit every message would be ugly.
Fake if u ask me...
Eurgh if this is real, IMO it looks awful.
seriously ... F A K E ....
and if it is real it's a 100% EPIC FAIL on googles behalf....
This can't even compete against keeping XP as the netbook OS of choice let alone windows 7, hell i'd have rathered ubuntu than this crap.