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Microsoft, other rivals slam Google Chrome OS

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 13 comments
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Microsoft Corp. is, predictably, not all that impressed by Google Inc.'s demonstration of its upcoming Chrome OS today, but neither were potential rivals who make Linux and instant-on operating systems. Google released Chrome OS as open source today. It did not, however, release a beta of the operating system for users, and said that hobbyists who would want to install it on their existing netbook or other hardware were out of luck.

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Comments (13)

tuxchick ·
In other news, Google spokesmodels retorted that Microsoft is an obese sweaty poopyhead that hasn't written a worthwhile line of code in decades, can't compete, can't tell the truth, and emits bad smells. "They're just jealous because we're cuter and everyone loves us" said their lead spokesdroid.

In yet more late-breaking news, real people are oblivious to all of this geek drama, and continue to wish that computers weren't such annoying PITAs.
gus3 ·
How did I know, even before clicking the link to this thread, that tuxchick was the one who started it?
tuxchick ·
Because you are a stout and helpful bear!
gus3 ·
I may be a helpful bear, but I am a lager, not a stout.
phsolide ·
obese sweaty poopyheads of the world unite. you have nothing to loose but your obese sweat.
azerthoth ·
PITA ... no no no, this is google, PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Androids.
TxtEdMacs ·
AZ,

Consider this a friendly warning, this line:
Quoting:[...] this is google, PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Androids.
comes very close to stepping on MY astroturf.

YBT
azerthoth ·
sorry Txt, figured I was safe since I was not being remunerated for it.
chalbersma ·
Hells ya People Eating Tasty Animals
softwarejanitor ·
@tuxchick That is the kind of PETA I can go for...
caitlyn ·
Well... I don't eat animals, mainly because it used to upset my stomach to no end when I did. It runs in the family.

Hey, better to eat tasty animals than tasty androids. I hear androids are awfully difficult to digest.
hkwint ·
I eat chrome. Not much of it, but it seems the body needs it.

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