Google Chrome OS

[daande]

Coming out next year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRO3gKj3qw&feature=player_embedded

[PdH]

Interesting. Might be good for my Netbook or a dual-boot.

[daande]

Interesting. Might be good for my Netbook or a dual-boot.

It is meant for netbooks. It is a very cool idea.

[rated_rko]

not bad

[_Ragnar_]

interesting

[LonelyBedouin]

So everything is stored on the internet or somewhere google has space. But what about those private files? Wouldnt there be a lot of security issues with this?

[pw154]

This is where the entire direction of personal computing is going......

Stateless computers that store everything "in the cloud".

Hard drives will be obsolete as internet connection speeds will rival even the fastest drives. You will store and access everything entirely online.

This will be the STANDARD 10-15 years from now.

Maybe sooner.

Its at this point that google will take over Microsoft's market share as an OS developer.

Better invest in some google stock now boys.

[pw154]

So everything is stored on the internet or somewhere google has space. But what about those private files? Wouldnt there be a lot of security issues with this?Private files can be encrypted with very strong encryption that would only be accessible/readable on your device(s). HOWEVER I think privacy will still be questionable. The government will always have tricks up their sleeve. If they want to access your data they will. The more advanced technology gets the more control the government has over its citizens

[pw154]

Ultimately it will be a very hard world for a criminal to live in. Living entirely off the grid will be the only way to remain undetectable and this would be very hard as physical cash will be abolished and replaced with electronic currency. Something like your thumb print will access your selected source of funds and pay for everything. No need for cash / plastic/ etc.

[mayhem]

Google is notorious for having huge data centers client information. I'm not too keen on having them track every single thing I do.