Bret Kuhns

Google recently announced their Google Chrome OS project that will see release some time in 2010. It certainly looks to be a promising idea, though I can’t help but think that the project’s success lies heavily on a very small window of implementation decisions. The slightest deviation from the “perfect” solution could make Chrome OS more a gimmick than anything. As the OS aims to be the most web-driven ever designed, it’s clear Google will use their slew of online applications to support the OS. In their current state however, the use of Google Apps as a true replacement for desktop applications is laughable. The biggest flaw in the implementation of all Google’s online applications is the necessity to sync the app before going offline. In their current state, if I were to go offline and maintain my current online experience, I would have to sync my Google reader feeds, my Gmail inbox, and my Google Docs files before going offline. How is Chrome OS going to be useful when it’s applications are worthless during unexpected spurts of offline use? read more »