CrunchPad Will Beat Google Chrome OS To Market

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For those that are in a coma today and have not yet heard, Google announced late last night they are releasing the “Google Chrome Operating System”. The idea is that the Internet Browser is the OS and for devices such as Netbooks it is all you really need.

At first Google sounds like a genius and don’t get me wrong, I am happy they are releasing a operating system but, did this whole idea come from Tech Crunch? Fans of Tech Crunch will know exactly what I am talking about when I say “CrunchPad”. It is basically a tablet computer that is in development by the Tech Crunch team. What makes this computer unique is that it’s running a very trim version of Linux with only Firefox as its interface.

When you realize that despite Google being Google, they have been beaten to the punch by a website just trying to make an awesome Internet browsing device. It is possible that the CrunchPad could even be loaded with the Google OS instead of the Tech Crunch designed operating system.

When thinking about a computer that I would give to my computer illiterate mother or even my grand parents the CrunchPad is way up at the top. It is incredibly simplistic with its Internet Browser interface and easy to use design. Is that what Google is going for here?

Maybe Google is just taking another shot at Microsoft as many websites suggest but I don’t personally believe that. While I would personally love to have a Google Chrome OS device I still could not be separated from my Windows machines. At the same time what about Google’s hand in hand relationship with Apple, would this damage it? I doubt that it would. For Google to be taken seriously by consumers and not just Geeks, they need to make the operating system and devices it runs on, attractive to every day users which the CrunchPad is doing.

At this point while I am loving the idea of a Google operating system I think I will opt for a CrunchPad running Firefox with its thousands of extensions rather than the Google OS with limited capabilities. On top of that the CrunchPad will be out this summer, possibly as soon as this month. By the time that the Google OS is released the CrunchPad will have already had at least a full year to improve their design and interface.

This video is not an official one and was taken down after it was first posted but it does show the potential of the device and just how an Internet Browser OS could operate.

Check It Out> Google Blog , Crunch Pad

9 Comments

Dan

Said,

That was a quite interesting announcement. It’s very good, that a new player will enter in the OS market.

Leo

DANG! I haven’t followed the crunch pad since it was first announced, that looks awesome.
I think Web OS’ have a good shot at taking over the OS world, however I don’t see that happening until you can do anything and I mean literally anything through a web app the same way you would with a desktop application. But hey, you gotta start somewhere, right? It also depends what your computer needs are, for someone who does everything online and doesn’t need anything else, then a Web OS is the way to go. Good job Paul, keep it up.

Dale

Sorry to nitpick, but “it’s” is a contraction of “it is”. The possessive of “it” is “its”.

The Geek

Thanks Dale :) I think I need a proof reader sometimes.

yelsep87

Didn’t seem that fluid. Not sure if that had to do with the internet connection or hardware limitation.

There was quite a bit of controversy over that video. It was not sanctioned by Tech Crunch and they were pretty upset that it was leaked. Not surprisingly the low quality of the video and poor demonstration made them pretty upset. This is still a prototype device and we can expect its quality to improve before release and for sure by the time Google Chrome OS is released.

Trooper P

You can see the comparison here between Arrington’s vision and Google’s post.

That is creepy how similar the responses are. I really hope that the CrunchPad announcement later on this month is to say that it will be ready by this holiday season.

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