A few days ago, I wrote about Chrome OS and if you have read it, you must know that Google vice-president for Chrome software engineering Linus Upson said good things about this operating system. He also said that gradually Chrome OS will start to take market share from Windows operating system.
At that time, I didn’t give too much importance to what he said but when I found out that ZDnet has made headlines with this matter. Well, it is a bit surprising to most of us because until now, we know that Chrome OS was mainly for netbooks and inexpensive desktops. Chrome OS was not expected to be a competitor to Windows Operating system. To be honest with you, despite the fact that I am a very big fan of Google and I am waiting for Chrome OS early, I really do not agree with Mr. Upson.
I do not agree with him because first of all Chrome OS is based on cloud computing. In other words, if you do not have internet connection then it is a useless thing for you. Google has already made it perhaps very clear that you cannot download it but it will be a part of netbook or other kind of devices at you will buy. In other words, in my laptop or in my desktop, I cannot install Chrome OS.
Although Internet use is increasing but the reality is that most people in the world still do not have access to fast broadband Internet. 3G technology is not found in many countries and even in some countries it is expensive. Wimax is still expensive and in early stage in many countries. So, I really cannot understand how Google can take a large market share from Microsoft.
In theory, Chrome OS sounds to be very good because you do not need to update anything. The OS will automatically do all the things from Internet and your life will be always comfortable. However, as I mentioned earlier, it needs good Internet speed or else your main work will be a problem.
We wish Chrome OS all the best and I really hope that it can make any kind of significant difference in the OS market share.
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