Chrome OS and Android "Will Likely Converge" In the Future 155
xchg writes "When Google first announced that the company would be pursuing development of two distinct operating systems, many questioned Google's motivation. 'Google executives, including CEO Eric Schmidt, have downplayed the conflict ever since, asking for time to let the projects evolve. And a few days after Chrome OS was revealed, Android chief Andy Rubin said device makers "need different technology for different products," explaining that Android has a lot of unique code that makes it suitable for use in a phone and Chrome has unique benefits of its own. But Brin, speaking informally to reporters after the company's Chrome OS presentation on Thursday, said "Android and Chrome will likely converge over time," citing among other things the common Linux and Webkit code base present in both projects.'"
Which will win? (Score:4, Informative)
I wonder if this means Android will converge towards a more standard Linux, or if Chrome will converge to become less standard. Or if they'll keep the unique aspects of each and just try to unify stuff like browser code. I don't really fancy a phone that can only run web apps, or a "PC" that can only run Java apps compiled to a weird byte code! I don't really like the way Android has reinvented all of userspace, whereas at least Chrome builds on existing code a bit more. But they are solving different problems, which perhaps explains *some* of the differences...
Wrong company (Score:3, Informative)
That's Maemo, not Android.
Re:First post (Score:5, Informative)
don't confuse google chrome [google.com] (the browser) with chrome [wikipedia.org] (the OS).
Re:Google is suffering from success (Score:3, Informative)
Google is not a technology company. Google is an advertising company with a sideline in email hosting. That's where their money comes from.
Someone owes me a refund on past purchases [google.com]. I'm probably not the only one [google.com].
Re:First post (Score:3, Informative)
When was this, and who is this "we" you're referring to?
At the very least, the userland api to the system services has been considered a part of the OS since day 1.
Also, microkernels don't include such things as device drivers and protocol stacks, which run in userland. Are they not part of the OS?
Re:Google is suffering from success (Score:3, Informative)
Stumbled upon? My friend, they didn't trip over it in a forest clearing. They CREATED it.
And to prove it wasn't a fluke, this was after CREATING pagerank, the algorithm that won them the status of most used search engine in the world.
Credit where credit is due. Google is where they are for being innovative. They weren't just lucky.