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Cloud is a "browser based operating system"
created by 'Good OS LLC', a Los Angeles-based corporation. The company
initially launched a Linux distribution called gOS which is heavily based on Ubuntu, now in its third
incarnation.
Overview
Cloud is a combination of a simplified operating
system that runs just a web browser, providing access to a variety
of web-based applications that allow the user to perform many
simple tasks without booting a full-scale operating system. Because
of its simplicity, Cloud can boot in just a few seconds.[1]
The operating system is designed for Netbooks, Mobile Internet
Devices, and PCs that are mainly used to browse the Internet. From
Cloud the user can quickly boot into the main OS, because Cloud
continues booting the main OS in the background.
Combining a browser with a basic operating system also allows
the use of cloud
computing, in which applications and data "live and run" on the
Internet instead of on the hard drive.
Cloud can be installed and used together with other operating
systems, or can act as a standalone operating system. When used as
a standalone operating system, hardware requirements are relatively
low.
At the moment Cloud is only officially available built into the
GIGABYTE M912 Touch Screen Netbook, but a Private Beta test is currently
(early February, 2009) running.
Reception
Early reviews compared the operating system's user interface to
Mac OS X and noted the
similarity of its browser to Google Chrome, although it is actually
based on a modified Mozilla Firefox browser.[1]
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