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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?]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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...]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
Part 1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25pics/3713572643/
Part 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25pics/3714385858/]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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.]]>Jul 13th 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/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.]]>Jul 13th 2009 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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.]]>Jul 24th 2009 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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.]]>Jul 14th 2009 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 14th 2009 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 14th 2009 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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?]]>Jul 13th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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!]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/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.]]>Jul 14th 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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.]]>Jul 14th 2009 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
they have a lot of windows machines for being an open source company.]]>Jul 13th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Especially with their Ubuntu sales?]]>Jul 13th 2009 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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.]]>Jul 13th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/ like andrew said its just a prototype]]>Jul 13th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Isn't loud an opinion?]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
wat happened to the microsoft event scheduled for today ??? you can update us on that....]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/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. ]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Fake if u ask me...]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/Jul 13th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/more-alleged-chrome-os-screenshots-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
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.]]>Jul 13th 2009 2:28PM