5 strengths and 5 weaknesses of Chrome OS

As described, the Chrome OS computer will be completely different from the current netbook computer, the device is a small mobile Internet connection.

Although Google praised Chrome OS as a future computer line with many new features and technologies, this does not mean that this line of computers does not have certain weaknesses.

5 strengths and 5 weaknesses of Chrome OS Picture 1

5 strengths and 5 weaknesses of Chrome OS Picture 1 On November 19, Google released the Chrome OS source code and pledged that the devices for the operating system would be released within a year, right at the end of 2010. Chrome OS (Chrome OS) will only operate on its own devices, so Google is cooperating with some hardware equipment providers. For example, Chrome OS can operate on netbooks but can't use the familiar hard drive of this device and must use an SSD (Solid State Disk), maybe use some specific Wifi chipsets / adapters to connected, and must use the full keyboard, said Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management.

Previously, Google introduced a template of Chrome OS and sent invitations to join the company's development team to the Open Source Community. Chrome OS is praised by the Google development team as a completely new operating system for personal computers, and can perform many unique features. On the other hand, as described, the Chrome OS computer will be completely different from the current line of netbooks, devices that are small and portable Internet connections.

In addition, when running on specialized hardware devices, Google also committed to Chrome OS will have the following strengths:

1. Start within 3 seconds

Pichai said the Chrome OS computer will not host any applications. It is possible that the Chrome OS computer will only use one device, approved by Google in the hardware reference standard. Chrome OS only uses operating applications in the browser application, specifically the Chrome browser application. One of the main purposes of this decision is to reduce startup time. Without local applications and limited hardware devices, Chrome-based computers will not have to perform multiple checks to find the device and driver and download programs to memory. , . It will start up like a television, and within 3 seconds users will be able to see the browser application with the latest browser windows.

2. Default security mechanism

The operating system part needed to operate the computer will be stored on the read-only area of RAM. The rest of Chrome OS is integrated with the Chrome browser application, like this browser application, Chrome OS will automatically install security updates, and users only need to perform a single operation is restarting the computer. Chrome OS can operate many Web applications in multiple tabs, and each of these applications is separate from the rest, so when a vulnerability appears in an application, the remaining applications will not affected. User data will be stored on a very small encrypted device, and this data is limited to multiple items, such as user accounts. Any other data will be stored on an intermediate online device. User accounts will also be synchronized to an online account, very similar to light workstations. If you lose your computer, users can log in from another computer, and all data and information is still stored there.

3. Support x86 and ARM structures ?

Google pledged that it will develop code specifically for the CPUs of the popular netbook series.

4. Application menu

When Web applications are improved for Chrome OS, they will be permanently displayed by Chrome OS on a tab, now called the application menu. This menu helps users find new applications. This is also a method for developers to advertise new products to users. Every Web application operating in a standard browser application will operate on a Chrome OS computer. However, Chrome OS is focused on supporting new protocols like HTML5, initially supporting only multimedia data.

5. Support Microsoft Office

Chrome OS is capable of handling Office documents via Microsoft Office Live application, a free version of Office's Web application for Windows Live users. If users click on an Excel document (.xls), Chrome will open the document with the Chrome browser application in Office Live.

In addition to the strengths of Chrome OS that Google has introduced, users can also recognize some limitations of this operating system:

1. Being thought of as a secondary computer

Google does not say whether this Web-based computer is useful in all cases or useful for all users, in fact they just think that people who bought this device already own a PC. ', and because this device is too bulky, users will need a more compact device. The success of iPhone is because users want to have devices that perform many functions and support many downloadable applications. While Chrome OS computers do not perform many functions, they do not allow downloading applications to workstations.

2. Lack of support when working offline

Chrome OS computer was developed to make the connection. Google employees say users can only work with applications and offline data when app developers add some mechanism to the application but must be supported by Chrome OS. Google was not clear when referring to a method to fix this problem, only said it could use Google Gears. Gears is the method used by Google Apps for offline access. Applications must have certain support, but there are currently not many supported applications.

3. Android applications will not work on Chrome OS computers

Android applications must be downloaded to the computer so they will not automatically be compatible with Chrome OS.

4. Cannot use another browser application

Chrome browser is built into Chrome OS. If you want to use Firefox or Internet Explorer, users will not be able to install. However, Google stressed that Chrome OS is an open source operating system. This means that Mozilla or Microsoft or other vendors can use Chrome OS code to develop their own Chrome operating system that integrates another browser application, and requires OEM vendors to produce the compatible device. This means that to change the browser application, users will have to wait until a new Chrome OS version along with supported hardware devices is released.

5. Not sure to support plug-ins and other customization methods

As mentioned above, Google said they mainly use HTML5 for Chrome OS in addition to other standardized multimedia file formats. This means that users do not need to download browser-supported plug-ins such as Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight. Of course, some Web sites now use HTML5. However, Google employees pledged that Chrome OS will support Flash when the Chrome OS computer is released but they did not give an answer when asked about Silverlight, only saying they will provide more information. about plug-ins in the near future. Users will not be able to install binary tools but it does not mean Silverlight is not supported by Chrome OS. In summary, all plug-ins, tools, parasitic applications and other customization methods are still very vague in Chrome OS.