Comments on: GoogleOS Will Save the World! http://projectmultiplexer.com/2009/07/09/googleos-will-save-the-world/ Ramblings in a State of Insanity Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: zenith http://projectmultiplexer.com/2009/07/09/googleos-will-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-59 zenith Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:59:25 +0000 http://projectmultiplexer.com/?p=154#comment-59 My understanding is that AndroidOS is designed specifically for cellphone architecture on certain chips and ChromeOS is a Linux variant designed to run regular general applications. My understanding is that AndroidOS is designed specifically for cellphone architecture on certain chips and ChromeOS is a Linux variant designed to run regular general applications.

]]> By: Brian Shensky http://projectmultiplexer.com/2009/07/09/googleos-will-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Brian Shensky Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:14:29 +0000 http://projectmultiplexer.com/?p=154#comment-58 What confooses me most is the now-nagging relationship between Android and Chrome. I've heard the party line: "Android is for phones, Chrome is for netbooks." But frankly, I expect a good deal of convergence between these two appliances. Phones will get more sophisticated; netbooks will need to "scale down" to continually hit price point sweet spots. There are already reports of Android running on netbooks. So, then, why two OS's, when one will do? Or, are these two actually one, kept apart by branding and marketing? What confooses me most is the now-nagging relationship between Android and Chrome.

I’ve heard the party line: “Android is for phones, Chrome is for netbooks.”

But frankly, I expect a good deal of convergence between these two appliances. Phones will get more sophisticated; netbooks will need to “scale down” to continually hit price point sweet spots. There are already reports of Android running on netbooks.

So, then, why two OS’s, when one will do?

Or, are these two actually one, kept apart by branding and marketing?

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