Google Chrome OS Undocumented Features
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
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The buzz yesterday was that Google has plans to develop its mediocre Chrome browser into a mediocre operating system by next summer. Dave Rutledge speculates on some of its “undocumented features.”
- Your family photos are accompanied by text ads for skin care and diet plans.
- Removes all Falun Gong references from your files.
- Every month, the hard drive is automatically defragged and investigated for anti-trust violations.
- Invests in, develops, acquires, and abandons your best ideas.
- Integrated tax preparation software includes “I’m Feeling Lucky” deductible button.
- Changes your icons daily, forcing you to look up which obscure scientific figure is having a birthday.
- Spends 20% of its time not doing what you tell it to do.
- Prevents all evil activity unless it is deemed to be for the good of the shareholders.
- Masseuse comes by every Monday afternoon.
- Constant crashes won’t bother anybody as long as it’s labeled “Beta”.
- “Beta” status won’t expire until 2038.
About right, methinks.
About James Joyner
The text ads on pictures are really annoying, but count me as a fan. Love the speed and simplicity of it. If anyone really wants to try a fuller featured Chrome, google the Chromium version which has some extension support like Firefox.
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Well that’s far better than tax prep software that has the Secretary of the Treasury’s Seal of Approval.
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I wonder if the year 2038 was picked on purpose. That is our next Y2K problem, because the number of seconds since January 1970 reaches the limit of a signed 32-bit integer.
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Still, it’s better than Vista.
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Not to worry, I’m hear they’ve implemented Y10K compliant dates.
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