Tag Archives: operating system

Release of the New Google Chrome OS

July 9, 2009
Google has been the premiere search engine for some time now. Over recent years, they have been trying to broaden their reach by offering new technology. Nine months ago they released Google Chrome, an internet browser, and more recently they released their Google Chrome Operating System.. The Google Chrome Browser has been a success allowing users to organize their bookmarks, search from their toolbar, keep thumbnails of your most visited sites, and it allows for a private browsing history with a special search window. For someone who utilizes the web 24/7, Google Chrome is a great tool to have. Naturally, Google felt that releasing Google Chrome OS would be the next step.
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What happened to Microsoft Silverlight?

July 8, 2008
About a year ago there was talk about a Flash/Ajax eliminator. Microsoft was unveiling a new competing plug-in that would blow Flash, Ajax, JavaScript, and CSS apparently all out of the water. It was based on the .Net technology, and at the same time was cross browser AND cross operating system compatible.
 
1 year later, I don't see a lot of talk about it in the tech world, in fact I remember disregarding it completely when it was announce, and I believe most Flash and JavaScript Developers did. Interesting enough, People at the Y Combinator, which invest in web 2.0 and other emerging companies, don’t even take in consideration if Microsoft is already in the field when funding a company. They consider seeing if Google is in the field they are trying to get into, and ways t avoid them now. Google has all the power of a multi-billion dollar company, but a lot of the nimbleness and energy of a startup.
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