Gates Talks About Google's Chrome OS
We've already heard what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had to say about Google's plans for a Chrome OS, but what does Bill Gates have to say?
Earlier in the week in an interview with CNet, Gates said that Natal would be for more than just gaming. However, he also spoke about the Chrome OS and said that, without more details, it was hard to make an informed decision. "The more vague they are, the more interesting it is," he said, according to CNet.
That said, Gates did reiterate a point many of you have been making over the last two weeks: the Google OS is just another dressed up Linux OS. "There's many, many forms of Linux operating systems out there and packaged in different ways and booted in different ways," the Microsoft Chairman said.
All in all it seems both Gates and Ballmer are not worried about the Chrome OS. Do you think they're right to brush off competition so flippantly? Let us know in the comments below!

One day, they'll wake up and realize people dislike them as much as they dislike(d) Microsoft...it's inevitable.
One day, they'll wake up and realize people dislike them as much as they dislike(d) Microsoft...it's inevitable.
As long as developers do not (by and large) support the OS, Windows will be king.
We're talking about an OS here, not a browser.
You LIKE Windows ME!? My god man, try XP at the least!
ME was the biggest mistake Microsoft ever made.... aside from Vista. I really hope Win7 doesn't suck
We all loved Windows ME for it was probably the best OS ever made by man. Stable, secure, user-friendly, not a single BSOD... But it's over now, you'll have to accept it someday.
I don't think Microsoft worries about losing some share in a low profit margin market.
Microsoft only has to face the reality of the 'average' consumer experiencing and, God forbid, becoming accustomed to a "different" operating system. If the Chrome OS turns out to be cool and feature worthy, this will certainly be the case.
And Microsoft will have a LOT to lose because of it... Apple will as well, perhaps!
And it would be about time!
A windows based Linux!
But as far as Google OS, or anything else that's linux based, I think I'd prefer Ubuntu.
Besides,where are you going to find programs and drivers fully compatible with that os?
It costs hundreds of volunteers working for years to get a database of drivers, and programs working.
It's not something Google will be able to mimmic unless they base their Linux on Slax, Debian, Redhat, or some other form of Linux; in which case it'd make more sense to go with an OS that already has earned a reputation and fame.
The only thing that Google OS could do to 'impress' people next to what I mentioned above is create a Linux OS that looks and feels like Windows.
But I'm sure they would get sued if they did so.
I guess you've never seen ReactOS its pretty much an open source clone of Windows XP but it's built entirely from scratch and doesn't use any Microsoft code. It's still in the Alpha stages though (0.3.10), even after a few years.