Analysts Say Google OS Threat to Microsoft
Analysts: Google has muscle for long-term battle with Microsoft Windows
Upcoming Chrome OS is latest weapon in Google's ongoing 'guerilla war' with Microsoft
Computerworld - As Google Inc. acknowledges that its engineers are working on an operating system for netbooks and PCs, analysts say it's the company in the best position to take on Microsoft Corp. and its vaunted Windows software.
In a blog item posted Tuesday night, Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management at Google, said the company is working to deliver the new Google Chrome OS in the second half of 2010. Noting that Google's engineers are "rethinking what operating systems should be," Pichai said the Chrome OS will be lightweight and open source.
It's a bold move for any company to tread in a market that has so long been stubbornly held in Microsoft's grip. Others have tried and failed to make a noticeable dent in Microsoft's worldwide share of the operating systems market. But Google, which would be considered the Goliath in most industry duels, has the financial muscle, the engineering might and the industry clout to actually put up a fight with an industry powerhouse like Microsoft, analysts said.
"I think they are fighting a guerilla war with Microsoft, with the goal of chipping away and gaining more market share over time. And this is well within their capabilities," said Dan Olds, principal analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group. "It's also important to remember that Google doesn't need an OS to support its revenue stream. They have lots and lots of revenue from their advertising bread and butter. That means they have staying power and that's critically important in this market. If anyone is going to take on Microsoft successfully, Google has the resources, engineering, and time to do it."
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By the way, doesn't the Chrome Logo look the the Simon Game? I wonder if "Simon Says" so?
Apparently, I'm not alone as somebody put together the Chrome/Simon (they called it Chromon)
Here it is:
