Instant-on Linux vendors respond to Chrome OS

From Ars Technica -

In response to Google's Chrome OS, instant-on Linux-based HyperSpace maker Phoenix Technologies plans to launch a new version that will use some components of Intel's Moblin platform. HyperSpace, first introduced in 2007, can be used by itself on a netbook or shipped alongside a conventional Windows installation. It provides a simple user interface and an assortment of applications.

However Phoenix, which commercially licenses HyperSpace to OEMs, will have to deal with Chrome OS being available for free. The company believes though the technical advantages and greater maturity of its platform, makes it a better value for hardware manufacturers.

Meanwhile, another instant-on Linux platform provider, DeviceVM, which makes Splashtop, has also responded to Google's announcement of Chrome OS. Sergei Krupenin, DeviceVM senior director of marketing, suggested Chrome OS validates the need for instant-on computing, emphasizing the fact that Splashtop is available today whereas Chrome OS is still on the drawing board.

While it is too early to determine how the instant-on Linux OS market will turn out, Google's entry "legitimizes" this segment, providing it a new momentum. Hopefully, it will gain widespread use and boost Linux's bid for mass adoption.