Google Chrome OS: The good, the bad and the ugly

Google Inc is already having a reputation for quality and its next move is being considered as a Microsoft Killer. Google has officially announced the launch of Chrome Operating System. It is supposed to be an open source, lightweight, spontaneous and operating system which will be deployed in the Acer and Samsung netbooks. The notebooks will hit both sides of Atlantic by 2011. During the announcement Google has also said that it will put the OS to rigorous practice runs (pilot program) and fine tune the adjustments- for assuring everything is fine with it. Chrome notebooks will boot in about 10 seconds and resume from sleep instantly. Websites load quickly and run smoothly, with full support for the latest web standards and Adobe Flash. The Acer and Samsung Chrome OS notebooks will feature high performance specs like: 12.1 inch screens, exemplifying keyboards, touch pads, integrated 3G, atom processor, Wi-fi 802.11n and a whopping 8+ hours of battery backup:

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The good :

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Speed

Why good?

Company is claiming that the Chrome notebooks boot in just 10th of every single minute and which it will be ready to perform operations. It will be also faster and instant browsing can be possible by using this. Its applications will feature latest web standards and Adobe Flash also. All a user has to do is logging on the computer and get started.

Expert Opinion:

Technology reviewers at Engadget says that: "It just takes four steps and less than a minute to set up a brand-new Chrome OS machine."

Compatibility with third party applications

Why good?

Google has collaborated with the Citrix Receiver for making its Chrome OS compatible with the third party desktop applications like MS Office and Adobe. Google also guarantees endless entertainment with this notebooks as the user would be having access to millions of web apps, games and photo editors. It is very easy to work on Google Chrome. The OS will get the badge of honor of Google only if its receiver is functioning well.

Expert opinion:

Lifehacker stated that" Google's partnered with Citrix to make it easy to deploy desktop applications as a service to Chrome OS."

Security

Why good?

The Chrome OS will pack many security phenomenal security tools like sandboxed plug-ins and automatically-encrypted user data. The OS is programmed to track the devices for saving a backup copy of any settings and warning the changes. So you don't have to worry about the hardware authentication issues also.

Expert opinion:

Reviewers at LifeHacker said that "Chrome OS comes with many of the touted security features like sandboxed plug-ins and automatically-encrypted user data."

Updates

Why good?

There is provision for automatic webapp updates and security will protect any kind of app. This feature allows secured buying and downloading of web applications. The Chrome Operating System itself upgrades with latest features and fixes.

Expert opinion:

A review of automatic webapp at LifeHacker; “Because Chrome OS is web-based, webapp updates will happen automatically and you don't have to worry about trusting the security of any particular app.”

Lesser focus on offline computing:

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Why bad?

The vision of this Chrome OS is to deliver a online computing experience. There is a clear possibility that many of the application would not function in an offline mode.

Expert opinion:

Endgadget states that “ Apps on the Chrome Web Store have to be built for HTML5 offline to work “

Printing limited to cloud print feature

Why bad?

There are valid doubts that printing command will be possible in this OS or not. There are some rumors that a long-awaited Cloud Print feature will be available in this OS.

Expert opinion:

Engadget says that "Don't expect ever being able to connect a printer, as the company thinks its Cloud Print service is a better option."

No support for the USB ports

Why bad?

The company is quite on USB ports which raises many concerns on its overall performance.

Expert opinion:

Engadget mentions, “there's no support for the USB ports on the machines yet, and there are still some performance tweaks and bug fixes to come.

The ugly

Google Chrome OS will support only the netbook devices

Why Ugly?

Till now, the Google chrome is limited to keyboard based devices only. For tablets, Google will use Android Honeycomb 3.0. So this can be expected that people would prefer tablets or laptops instead of a notebook.

Expert opinion:

As per the Pcmag, “Google's Chrome OS Designed for Netbooks, Not Tablets”

The verdict :

For notebooks, the Google Chrome OS will be a blessing. It will improve the speed of the notebooks and enhance their over all speeds. The software also guarantees touted security features which will prevent the mechanism from viruses. Apart from all this the OS will be compatible with the third party applications and the user would get access to millions of games and content. With the cloud computing feature the user can store his data at one single point. It supports multiple users and your friends can assess the system without any issues. Because of all these features, we wait for its launch.

Expert opinion:

The TechHerald states, "Google’s Chrome OS is expected to vastly improve computer boot times, general performance, and associated security .