Monday, December 15, 2008
gOS, a good OS
Thanks to Parallels Desktop, I'm able to install a gOS virtual machine within my MacBook Air just to try it out. gOS was the operating system of choice when Walmart sold a cheap laptop for the masses. Some say it's the "Google OS" because its applications and services are closely tied to Google. In reality, it is still a Linux OS, but bundled with a bunch of Google widgets.It is considered a lightweight Linux distro, perfect for the trendy "netbooks" such as the Asus EEE and Acer Aspire. For gOS to even be remotely useful, it'd need a stable and reliable connection to the Internet so that it can access all the Google services and Web applications. For the everyday user, it is sufficient. Firefox, Skype, Pidgin IM client, OpenOffice, GIMP, etc. are all available to the user upon gOS installation.
If you have an old x86 system gathering dust, consider giving it new life with a lightweight Linux such as gOS, provided the system has networking capability.
Labels: Acer, Asus, Google, gOS, linux, netbook, Walmart
posted by Eugene at 4:39 PM
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Sunday, November 09, 2008
Major bug in Android (or the gPhone)
Yikes! This is almost unreal, especially coming from Google and an open source software (at least being open source helped developers track down where the buggy code is). Makes Google developers look like amateurs...Next: What key combos will bring up "HELLO WORLD" repeatedly on the screen?
Labels: android, Bug, G1, Google
posted by Eugene at 12:03 AM
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Saturday, February 09, 2008
iPhone's business play
The biggest complaint about the iPhone since its sale has been that it is not business friendly compared to competing products such as the BlackBerry and Windows Mobile phones. Mainly "business friendly" means "integration with Microsoft Exchange" as that it the predominant enterprise email server. These business power users often cite push email as the killer app on their smartphones.My thinking is that Apple certainly realizes this and would be foolish not to go after the business users. That's why it has also allied itself with Yahoo, a notable Google competitor. There are a few iPhone widgets which use Yahoo's webservices instead of Google's, so there's no doubt there's a close relationship between Apple and Yahoo.
And iPhone does have push email. It's Yahoo Mail. But which company ever uses Yahoo Mail? That's true, but don't forget that Zimbra was recently purchased by Yahoo, and Zimbra's groupware suite offers a viable alternative to Exchange.
Could this help propel the iPhone into the enterprise space?
But as you know, last week Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo (just today Yahoo's board rejected the offer). Now that's a powerful play by the Redmond Giant, one that could transform the tech landscape. But that also threw a monkey wrench into relationship between Yahoo and its partners such as Apple. What will Apple do if Yahoo is gobbled up by its nemesis? The plan to bring the iPhone to business users may be stalled.
Labels: Google, iPhone, Microsoft, Yahoo
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