@Dashrender said:

Wait.. Isn't google drive already free? I've been using (barely) for some super small spreadsheets for years and never paid a dime.

I think that the thing here is that it is unlimited, not a small starter amount.

Java has turned into a great server side product but a pretty pathetic client side one.

That Android uses Java as its programming platform is pretty surprising.

One of the hardest things that I have found about getting people to try out something like this is actually that it is all too easy. Literally everything works so well and is so easy to do that it comes off as confusing coming from the Windows or Mac worlds. Even normal Linux is often "too easy" and ends up being confusing for that very reason.

@thecreativeone91 said:

Will they please take the integration out of Youtube now... It has made comments on Youtube hard to follow.

Huh? are you implying that comments were ever able to be followed?

This has been speculated about for quite some time. Makes a lot of sense.

@JaredBusch said:

@thecreativeone91 said:

Oh, so maybe I can connect a PBX to my google voice soon? How do we connect in now? Hoping to make a PBX out of my raspberyPi somehow.

If it is Asterisk based, you have been able to connect to Google Voice via some 3rd party scripts for years.

Google is NOT adding SIP to anyone's knowledge.

Sweet. I'm going to load up this latter today http://www.raspberry-asterisk.org/downloads/

@technobabble said:

I haven't had any crashes with the browser, but I am also using Foxit reader. I actually forgot that I was using 64bit until I saw this thread was updated. Oh, and Chrome is my default browser.

Has nothing to do with the PDF viewer you have installed. I tested with fox it, Adobe, and only the built in windows 8 reader. Chrome uses an internal pdf viewer to display them inline. After displaying one inline and closing that tab, the browser crashed. Every time.

Some very neat project ideas. I hope that this is effective. Glad to see Google taking a strong lead here.

First five users are 1TB per user. Then with the sixth user it goes unlimited.

That's how they make the money. Each user needs an account. So the realistic capacity of usage is relatively limited.

I think for the majority of people today, at least at home, just surf the web. Not many applications being installed for average users. Chromebooks are ideal for them. Very low cost, low power consumption, very easy to use and no extra worries about antivirus, updates, getting ripped off by Geek Squad, etc.

@Dashrender said:

lol.. I don't even know how to respond.. 🙂

I have that effect in people.

@Bill-Kindle said:

very interesting. My only concern is with continuous development, will they keep the product / service updated if it goes live?

It's google. So not likely.

@Carnival-Boy said:

I hoped this would be an interesting thread on Google Apps, but it turns out to be another Spiceworks slag-fest 😞

For me, there's an open source feel about Google Apps, with all the third-party scripts available as well as a pretty powerful API that let's you write your own applications. I've spent some time on this trying to get our ERP application to update jobs on Google Maps Coordinate, with limited success. There's a good site here https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground/ where you can see what API features are available with all of Google's products. I find it all a bit of a mess and the documentation is pretty limited. There's an assumption that you have a high degree of competency already when developing Google apps, which I don't have as I'm not a web developer and have no prior experience of OAuth. I think I'm in far too deep trying to develop Google Maps Coordinate, but if you're a professional developer I imagine Google app development is a lot of fun.

Does O365 have similar?

Office 365 uses ADFS, which has an SDK available for it, if you want applications with true SSO. Otherwise, the clients are your typical Outlook, Lync, Excel, etc, so most of the addons would be targeted towards them. SharePoint Designer's available for SharePoint. Since Office 365 includes PowerShell, it can be used as a tie-in for third-party administrative solutions.

Once they add a way to view unread messages that will be close enough for me to use OWA.

@scottalanmiller I got to see the Pixel. I still would prefer the newest HP 14" Chromebook though, speakers sound better than the rest I have seen. Acer's touch capability is nice, but that's not something I need nor want on a laptop right now. That's why I own a tablet.

@Dashrender said:

@scottalanmiller said:

Android is too "free" for its own good. People are free to have it not work and no vendor is making sure that you get a reliable experience.

LOL... OHhh this is toooooo true!

It's really true. It makes it amazing for hobbyists and people for whom entertainment value and flexibility rule. But for professionals and people who need a rock solid phone experience, it fails.