* Google Chrome operating system is nearly instant on
* Chrome is cloud-based software - stores data on Web
* Says Chrome will run initially on certain netbooks (Recasts lead; adds Google comments, analyst comments)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov 19 (Reuters) - New Google Inc (GOOG.O) software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web.
Google gave the first public look at its Chrome OS four months after declaring its intention of developing the PC's main software, a move that pits it directly against Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Apple Inc (AAPL.O).
True to Google's Internet-pedigree, the Chrome OS resembles a Web browser more than it does a traditional computer operating system like Microsoft Windows, matching Google's ambition to drive people to the Web -- where they can see Google ads.
Google said the software will initially be available by the holiday season of 2010 on low-cost netbooks that meet Google's hardware specifications, such as using only memory chips to store data instead of slower hard drives, the current standard.
Netbooks running Chrome OS will only be able to run Web applications and the user's data will automatically be stored on the Web in the so-called cloud of Internet servers, Google executives said at an event at the company's Mountain View, California headquarters on Thursday.
"It's basically a Web browsing machine," said Altimeter Group analyst Charlene Li, referring to the netbooks powered by Chrome OS.
Such a machine is made for a world of near-constant, extremely fast Web connection, without the type of software that made Microsoft famous, since most of the work would be done by big machines on the Web which take directions and send information to relatively uncomplicated devices like a Chrome PC.
Sundar Pichai, vice-president of product management for Google's Chrome OS, said that computers running Chrome OS will be able to start in less than seven seconds.
"From the time you press boot you want it to be like a TV: You turn it on and you should be on the Web using your applications," Pichai said.
MORE WEB USE DRIVES MORE GOOGLE ADS
Google said it is giving away the software for free, similar to its Android smartphone software, with the idea that improving the Web experience will ultimately benefit its Internet search advertising business, which generated roughly $22 billion in revenue in 2008.
"They're doing it to get further and further entrenched in whatever people are doing to go online, whether that's a browser, an operating system or in applications," said Todd Greenwald, an analyst with Signal Hill Group. Continued...
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Google PC
Google PC
A Google PC, or Google Cube is reputedly a cheap computer selling for approximately US$200 and built by Google presumably running a custom "Google OS". The Google Cube was mentioned in media reports in the run up to Google co-founder Larry Page's speech on January 6, 2006 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.[1] The Cube was to be allegedly offered for sale through the Wal-Mart chain. However, Light Reading reported Google spokeswoman Eileen Rodriguez as saying "We have many PC partners who serve their markets exceedingly well and we see no need to enter that market", on January 3, with Wal-Mart also denying any involvement.[2] Page's speech saw the company again deny any attempt to enter the PC market.[3]
However, the rumors persist, with Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer questioned on the possibility of a Google PC in July by The Boston Globe[4] and CNN noting industry experts as holding the belief that "Google may one day start giving away PCs."[5]
- ^ Google 'to launch $200 computer' The Daily Telegraph (London); January 4, 2006; David Litterick; p. 003
- ^ Sullivan, Mark (January 3, 2006). "Google Passes on PCs". Retrieved 2006-08-25.
- ^ Boutin, Paul (2006). "Live coverage of Google Keynote with Robin Williams". Engadget. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
- ^ Weisman, Robert (2006). "Microsoft leader has big shoes to fill". Retrieved 2006-08-25.
- ^ Justin, Martin (August 23, 2006). "How Google can make - or break - your company".
Google PC
A Google PC, or Google Cube is reputedly a cheap computer selling for approximately US$200 and built by Google presumably running a custom "Google OS". The Google Cube was mentioned in media reports in the run up to Google co-founder Larry Page's speech on January 6, 2006 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.[1] The Cube was to be allegedly offered for sale through the Wal-Mart chain. However, Light Reading reported Google spokeswoman Eileen Rodriguez as saying "We have many PC partners who serve their markets exceedingly well and we see no need to enter that market", on January 3, with Wal-Mart also denying any involvement.[2] Page's speech saw the company again deny any attempt to enter the PC market.[3]
However, the rumors persist, with Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer questioned on the possibility of a Google PC in July by The Boston Globe[4] and CNN noting industry experts as holding the belief that "Google may one day start giving away PCs."[5]
^ Google 'to launch $200 computer' The Daily Telegraph (London); January 4, 2006; David Litterick; p. 003
^ Sullivan, Mark (January 3, 2006). "Google Passes on PCs". Retrieved 2006-08-25.
^ Boutin, Paul (2006). "Live coverage of Google Keynote with Robin Williams". Engadget. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
^ Weisman, Robert (2006). "Microsoft leader has big shoes to fill". Retrieved 2006-08-25.
^ Justin, Martin (August 23, 2006). "How Google can make - or break - your company".
Ένα PC Google, το Google ή κύβος νομίζεται είναι ένα φθηνό πώλησης ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών για περίπου US $ 200 και κατασκευάστηκε από το Google πιθανώς εκτελεί ένα έθιμο "Google OS". Η Google κύβος αναφέρθηκε σε δημοσιεύματα του τύπου στο πλαίσιο των προετοιμασιών για τη συνεργασία Google-ιδρυτής Larry Page ομιλία του στις 6 Ιανουαρίου του 2006 στο Consumer Electronics Show στο Λας Βέγκας. [1] Ο κύβος θα έπρεπε να προσφέρεται δήθεν για πώληση μέσω της Wal - Mart αλυσίδα. Ωστόσο, Light Reading ανέφερε η εκπρόσωπος του Google Eileen Rodriguez, όπως λέει «Έχουμε πολλούς εταίρους υπολογιστή που εξυπηρετούν τις αγορές τους εξαιρετικά καλά και βλέπουμε δεν χρειάζεται να εισέλθουν στην αγορά", στις 3 Ιανουαρίου, με την Wal-Mart και αρνείται οποιαδήποτε ανάμειξη. [2] Page ομιλία του είδε την εταιρεία αρνηθεί εκ νέου κάθε προσπάθεια να εισέλθουν στην αγορά των PC. [3]
Ωστόσο, οι φήμες εξακολουθούν να υφίστανται, με τον διευθύνοντα σύμβουλο της Microsoft Steve Ballmer ερωτήθηκαν σχετικά με τη δυνατότητα του Google, τον Ιούλιο του υπολογιστή από το The Boston Globe [4] και το CNN επισημαίνοντας εμπειρογνώμονες του κλάδου, όπως εκμετάλλευση την πεποίθηση ότι "το Google μπορεί μια μέρα να αρχίσουν να αποκαλύψουν υπολογιστές." [5]
^ Google "για να ξεκινήσει ο υπολογιστής 200 δολαρίων», The Daily Telegraph (London)? 4 Ιανουαρίου του 2006? David Litterick? Σ. 003
^ Sullivan, Mark (3 Ιανουαρίου, 2006). "Το Google Δελτία ταυτότητας στους υπολογιστές". Ανακτήθηκε 2006-08-25.
^ Boutin, Paul (2006). "Ζωντανή κάλυψη της Google Keynote με Robin Williams". Engadget. Ανακτήθηκε 2006-08-25.
^ Weisman, Robert (2006). "Ηγέτης Microsoft έχει μεγάλα παπούτσια να συμπληρώσει". Ανακτήθηκε 2006-08-25.
^ Justin, Martin (23 Αυγούστου 2006). "Πώς το Google μπορεί να κάνει - ή να σπάσει - της εταιρείας σας".
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