Originally Posted by mikesouth

I read that Google is going to take a shot at the operating system business and I thought about it a bit, how could they own Microsoft.

Here's what i think. YMMV

first they need to make their OS a network boot, that way everyone gets the most recent version and its relatively bug free and virus proof. make it a UNIX kernel, UNIX was doing efficient memory management for multi users and multi tasking back in the 70s, Microsoft still hasnt figured that one out...

ok so maybe the network isnt available making your computer a boat anchor....NP keep the last image on the local drive just in case.

apps have to be built to run in this environment they cant make kernel or os mods, they have to conform to the application interface specs. and apps would reside locally.

same for hardware drivers

and of course google offers it for free. Its faster, safer, more efficient and with any luck at all gives windows the death it so richly deserves.

Pis in the sky? maybe but it COULD be done.