Monday, June 20, 2011
WIndows 8 is Big Brother
The first such feature concerns geo-location, which supposedly allows Microsoft to track a Windows 8-powered machine's location, although how Microsoft intends to implement it without running afoul of privacy issues remains to be seen.
BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Basically, Windows 8 will be Windows 7, but with a transparent web browser that loads at boot time and executes HTML-based apps. Mozilla, in fact, is in the perfect position to create an open, free alternative to Chrome OS and Windows 8. It could be called FirefOS (TM BAD HARDWARE WEEK). Mozilla could even build it on Chromium OS, the open source brother of Chrome OS.
BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Basically, Windows 8 will be Windows 7, but with a transparent web browser that loads at boot time and executes HTML-based apps. Mozilla, in fact, is in the perfect position to create an open, free alternative to Chrome OS and Windows 8. It could be called FirefOS (TM BAD HARDWARE WEEK). Mozilla could even build it on Chromium OS, the open source brother of Chrome OS.
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