Google, stop teasing us and release a free Linux desktop OS and compete with Microsoft !
There is no reason to fear Microsoft since they already have you in their cross hairs. They have been losing loads of money trying to compete with you [1]. Windows 10 even has a search field on the task bar !
It can't be anti-trust concerns. Microsoft got away with bundling IE with Windows cutting off Netscape's air supply. Its hard to imagine you being punished for giving away an OS for free.
Every dollar that does not go into Microsoft's coffers is a dollar they can't spend competing with you. Seems like some fiduciary responsibility to me :)
As has been said, it is hardly a desktop, it is a browser OS. I see this a lot with Google, they never release desktop apps only mobile and web. It would be really nice to see an OS and desktop applications for Google All Music Access, I would like to cache some music on my desktop for offline listening.
You say that but I don't even see IDE's running on it? They just wanted people to develop for Chrome Browser, their focus isn't on making an actual OS by the looks of it.
The aim of Google is AI (like in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity). Android, like gmail are useful to feed data. Advertising is useful to have money for research in AI and to prove that AI is effective to make targeted advertising. A linux desktop would be great for users but would be against google interests because of the better privacy protection.
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Google, stop teasing us and release a free Linux desktop OS and compete with Microsoft !
There is no reason to fear Microsoft since they already have you in their cross hairs. They have been losing loads of money trying to compete with you [1]. Windows 10 even has a search field on the task bar !
It can't be anti-trust concerns. Microsoft got away with bundling IE with Windows cutting off Netscape's air supply. Its hard to imagine you being punished for giving away an OS for free.
Every dollar that does not go into Microsoft's coffers is a dollar they can't spend competing with you. Seems like some fiduciary responsibility to me :)
[1] http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-reorg-earnings-repo...
EDIT: No, Chromium OS doesn't count. There are still plenty of people who need/uses desktop applications.
You mean Chromium OS? You can download it here:
https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os
A desktop OS - not a browser OS ;-)
Chromium OS is a free Linux desktop OS from Google.
As has been said, it is hardly a desktop, it is a browser OS. I see this a lot with Google, they never release desktop apps only mobile and web. It would be really nice to see an OS and desktop applications for Google All Music Access, I would like to cache some music on my desktop for offline listening.
Chromium OS is their desktop OS.
You can run native code, apps can be written in JavaScript. There are APIs for basically everything.
This is their desktop OS.
You're not missing any features. Perhaps you're missing "the killer apps" b/c they haven't been written yet.
You say that but I don't even see IDE's running on it? They just wanted people to develop for Chrome Browser, their focus isn't on making an actual OS by the looks of it.
There are many cloud IDEs. The Chrome Inspector is slowly turning into an IDE.
Google has their own IDE project based on HTML/JS.
I'm sure with some tweaks you could probably run Atom, too
The aim of Google is AI (like in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity). Android, like gmail are useful to feed data. Advertising is useful to have money for research in AI and to prove that AI is effective to make targeted advertising. A linux desktop would be great for users but would be against google interests because of the better privacy protection.