A Hefty Update For Chrome OS
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Since Chrome OS‘ debut (beta) on the CR-48 Notebook there has been a lot of discussion around the fact that Google chose to omit what some may call the most fundamental element to any modern operating system; proper file management. Well, a recent update of the Chrome OS beta seems to have changed all of that.
The operating system now has a file explorer, which is still very rudimentary when compared to the Windows 7 or OSX contenders. Even so, the new file explorer brings the below functionality to Chrome OS:
- View/edit and move all of their locally stored files and folders
- View/edit and move files and folders stored on external storage devices
- Allows for easy selection of files for upload.
It seems that Google was trying to explore the idea of completely doing away with the file explorer (just like Apple’s IOS) but they have finally conceded to calls from beta testers that the feature was simply too important to miss.
New VPN Support
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Alongside the long awaited file explorer, Google also rolled out VPN support which is likely to appease a lot of enterprise users who are awaiting Google’s operating system with bated breath. This will allow users to share files that are stored on local networks rather than just those stored on the cloud.
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Now when are the media player and the slide show going to be fixed?
As I understand it, Sundar Pichai recently axed the much ballyhooed Gdrive (online file storage) because he said files are dead:
http://networkeffect.allthingsd.com/20110425/how-…
I think what he meant is that storing files in the traditional OS manner is fading away, and people will transition to "All in" (thanks, Steve Ballmer) the cloud solutions like Google Docs, etc.
I agree with Sundar that traditional file systems will fade away, and I imagine this is why cros has a much lighter emphasis on file systems compared to traditional OSes. Heck, I can think of a number of times where I've been in Gmail and wanted to simply attach a Docs "file" to my email, rather than uploading one from my machine. I imagine that's also a forthcoming reality (it better be, anyway!).
(I originally heard about the Sundar Pichai story from the ChromeSource: http://www.thechromesource.com/chrome-os-gets-an-…
Comparison to iOS is unnecessary – Google's "other" mobile product, Android, itself has no file manager! Not that anybody notices, because in most cases today, either the OEM includes one for you, or it is many people's first download out of the box. However, the point stands that it is not a part of Android itself.
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Just for the record, this isn't a beta update. It's a development update for now. It will hopefully be coming to the beta users soon enough.
chrome os is not moving properly with users. Still most users are using windows. Many years they are familiar with windows features. Chrome os need to give well features fight with other os.