Note on
Thursday, it seemed like the inevitable was finally coming to pass. The Wall
Street Journal reported on Thursday that by 2017 the two operating systems
would largely become one, Google android and chrome OS combining as one.
Chrome OS is
an operating system made by Google and the OS is on laptops and Google chrome
books. . People who are new to Google chrome sometimes get confused with the
Chrome OS and the Chrome Web browser. Google based the look of Chrome OS, its
operating system for Web-based applications, on the Chrome Web browser. But
just like On the Apple front, the Cupertino Company insists that it still makes
sense to have two different computer platforms. It's got the super-simple iOS
for touchscreen smartphones and tablets. Then there's the more powerful OS X
for desktop computing pros so Google has that same process but when you start
using it for the first time. Note just remember Google chrome OS is like
Internet Explorer only meant for laptops but for tablets and smartphones theirs
chrome web browser that has all the things you did on the chrome OS laptop sync
to your smartphone or tablet chrome web browser .Chrome was the first major Web
browser to combine the search box and the address bar, a feature that most
competitors have since adopted. It also allows users to sign in with their
Google accounts, which enables them to sync bookmarks and open Web pages across
multiple devices. In 2010, Google launched the Chrome Web Store, an online
marketplace where users can buy and install Web-based applications to run
inside the browser. These apps are available as either browser extensions or
links to websites. When you have Chrome OS on your laptop you can take use of
this.
And when you do anything on your Chrome OS
computer you can do on any other device that support Google chrome or the
chrome browser. Google chrome OS have apps like Gmail, Google plus, and Google
doc yes Chrome books, have their own apps from Google Which is probably why
Android has a bustling app store, filled with movies, games, and all manner of
tools, while the Chrome Web Store is something of a wonderland., All these you
can access from the Google chrome browser itself. As of march 2014 about 43 percent of the
world use Google chrome browsers making it the most widely used web browser in
the world. Customize and personalize your browser by installing web apps,
themes and extensions. Sign in to chrome and take your web browser, with you on
your computer, phone or tablet anywhere you go so when you use Chrome OS on
your laptop in sync automatically to other devise you have because even thou
smartphone does not have chrome OS it has a chrome browser so everything you do
on your chrome browser on your laptop you can do on other devise long as it has
chrome browser which all device can get .There's chrome for iPhone available
for iOS 6.0 or later and chrome for
Android devices available on 4.0,ice cream sandwich or later.
The new Microsoft
OS vison is to have one OS running on all devices so that’s tablets, laptops
and smartphones. The new windows 10 has
an free upgrade for existing windows 7 and 8 users The good thing about windows 10 is windows brides the gap
between pc and tablets on the other hand some features was lost during the
upgrade of the OS and l see trouble later on for that.
The features
of windows 10 is a fast replacement internet explorer called edge. Write
directly on Web pages and easily share the notes with friends. Microsoft Edge
is the all-new browser built to give you a better Web experience, one that's
made for easy reading, personal search recommendations and effortless browsing.
Take your movies, music and photos with you across all your devices with
OneDrive. Plus, with OneDrive, you get 5GB of free storage space.
Microsoft
voice-controlled virtual assistant called Cortana Cortana is your truly
personal digital assistant that learns about you over time and works across all
your Windows 10 devices to help you get things done.
Microsoft
also has the ability to steam real time games to your desktop from your Xbox
one. Stream your Xbox One games to any Windows 10 PC in your home. Play new
games optimized specifically for Windows 10. And easily record and share your
most epic gaming moments with built-in Game DVR.
The Xbox app
brings together your friends, games, and accomplishments across Xbox One and
Windows 10 devices. Stay connected to the Xbox Live community, start party
chats, launch into cross-device multiplayer and stream Xbox One games to any
Windows 10 PC in your home. The biggest Xbox franchises are coming to Windows
10, starting with Fable Legends, so you can play them on your PC. Challenge
your friends, earn achievements, and be part of the greatest gaming community
in the world, with multiplayer powered by Xbox Live Team up with friends, or
compete against them wherever they are, on Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One.
Starting with Fable Legends, compete against console players and other PC
gamers. Find more players and challenges in the world's greatest gaming
community on Xbox Live. Play Xbox One games in more places at home on a Windows
10 desktop, laptop or tablet.
With an Xbox
controller and a laptop your Xbox game collection follows you from screen to
screen, so you can play in your bedroom, kitchen or as far as your Wi-Fi will
go. Pick up your game wherever you are. With cloud saves, your game progress
follows you across Windows 10 devices and Xbox One, so you can dive back into
the action right where you left off.
Start a new campaign at home on a PC or Xbox
One, and complete it on the road with a tablet. Not only do your existing games
work great, but now you can play and connect with gamers across Xbox One and
Windows 10 devices.1 Stream your Xbox One games to any Windows 10 PC in your
home. Play new games optimized specifically for Windows 10. And easily record
and share your most epic gaming moments with built-in Game DVR. From the best
casual games to a new generation of PC gaming, Windows 10 is built for the
games you love.
Windows 10
is so friendly and familiar — with lots of similarities to Windows 7, including
the Start Menu — that you'll feel like an expert from the get go. Windows 10
was developed using feedback from millions of people, so you can feel confident
that Windows 10 works the way you want it to.
Additionally,
Windows 10 helps you stay current with great features and Microsoft's latest
protection against viruses, phishing and malware.
But last
year of 2014, Microsoft turned all of that on its head. The company started
offering Windows for far cheaper to manufacturers building inexpensive laptops.
(We're not sure exactly how much; the terms of those deals are secret.) In
response, companies like HP started making decent Windows notebooks you could
buy for as low as $200. That means that now, for just $50 more than the lowest
cost Chrome book, you can get a PC running a "Windows" OS and has an
hard drive but Google on the other hand refuse to put hard drives on their
Google chrome book computers which is smart idea to me but anyway -- a Windows
computer that'll be compatible with all your Windows applications, instead of a
Chrome book that only browses the Web and uses Web apps.
Admittedly,
a Chrome book can be a remarkably nice, clean, uncluttered experience compared
to your average Windows PC, which often come loaded with unnecessary software.
Chrome books also avoid some of the security risks that affect PCs.
But if you
had to pick between two practically identical computers, one with Chrome OS and
one with Windows for just $20 more, would that uncluttered experience be worth
leaving your Windows apps behind? That's a real choice in
Windows computers generally have just as much
battery life, too? But battery life is one thing that the Chrome team finally
figured out this year with machines like the Asus Chrome book Flip, which
manages up to 12 hours on a charge.
Meanwhile, with its new Windows 10 operating
system, Microsoft has shown the promise of going all-in with a single software
platform. Windows 10 on PCs, Windows 10 on Xbox One (soon), Windows 10 on
HoloLens (once it debuts) and Windows 10 on smartphones so it would have one
big OS .Their devices instead of having two like Google and apple has one for
the smartphones and one for laptops.
Moving back to Chrome OS Okay, Theirs has been
a significant hit in the educational market. Future source consulting reports
that Chrome books made up 49 percent of all devices shipped to K-12 schools in
the United States last year, handily beating out Apple's iPad. According to a
Gartner analysis, educators accounted for as many as 72 percent of all Chrome
book sales in 2014.
Why? It's pretty simple: Chrome books are
basically the perfect laptops for schoolchildren. They're not only simple and
cheap, but totally interchangeable, because all their data syncs with Google's
servers. You can hand a kid any Chrome book, they can log into their account,
and all their schoolwork will be right there. It doesn't matter if some other
kid used that laptop previously. They're also fairly secure compared to older
Windows laptops, since they automatically download updates, and there aren't any
malicious apps that students can download to the system.
