Before I gave my verdict (oh.. I already did in the title.. silly me

), this new chapter in the ongoing saga between the Cloud King and the Desk King whet my appetite as I thought, “hit them where it hurts most, dude” and I was eagerly anticipating a slash and burn attack on the formidable fort of the Desk King – the OS.

Unfortunately, I was disappointed. Google decided that its kingdom is in the internet-cloud and that’s where the focus will be for the new Chrome OS.

• all application in Chrome OS is web-apps. They will be hosted online and to be powered by online servers.
• all data will be kept online. Google Chrome OS will not store any of your data locally. As long as you’re online, it will constantly cache your data and settings in the cloud. that will also mean that no hard-drive is necessary
• Chrome OS will not work on any PC. After reading the first two points above, you may think your netbook is a perfect candidate. Sorry bro… Google is saying that certain criteria are necessary – like fullsize keyboard, bigger screen and 802.11n connectivity.

This is even worse that an Apple OS – a selective OS. Truly disappointing development. You would have thought that a company that’s built on the power of the masses would appreciate the need to grab market share. Instead – they seem to be going on a syok sendiri course.

For all intent and purpose, I’ve uninstalled Chrome browser from my PC and stick with Firefox. I’ve no intention to include Android-powered phone on my list. And after hearing this, I certainly have no intention to bother download the Chrome OS.

To trust my life’s work on the availability of internet and servers god-knows-where-located-and-who-accessed? No way man. I’ve seen too many Terminator and other Hollywood movies to do that.