Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

This is a prediction that Google will announce plans before the end of the year to release an open source operating system - i.e., one that can be fully operational on a desktop computer and serve as a basis for that computer - not simply Android as it currently stands running on a PC, nor an emulator, but a real-deal OS. (Let us not mince words.)

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

The intended goal need only be announced by Google publicly, that it also be open source based, and reported by the mainstream media in the US some time in 2008. Rumors do not count. It needs to be official.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)

Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)

Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)

Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)

Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)

Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)

Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)

Google announces plans for free open source OS

Terrence Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:45 -0700

It seems every day Google is coming up with new ways to impact our daily lives.

Therefore, one could reason Google's Android cellphone OS was simply the beginning as Google looks towards home and business computing (and not purely running software inside a browser window).

One potential growth market could be a more fully developed OS.

If this comes true, this operating system will be viewed as a direct threat against Windows and OS X.

This prediction will close bets on Dec. 24, 2008, and be judged on Dec. 31, 2008.

(Ed. note: Prediction has been modified by The Standard edit staff.)