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> On 09-11-22 2:05 AM, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Chrome OS Smartbooks Coming 2H2010
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>> | They're reporting that Pegatron Technology
>> | has received a "large volume" of smartbook
>> | orders from several different clients. It's
>> | believed these smartbooks will launch in Q1
>> | 2010 on several different carriers. These
>> | first smartbooks are expected to cost
>> | around $200 USD. Most of them will sport a
>> | Linux OS, due primarily to their tiny
>> | display size. Now, here's where things get
>> | interesting;
>> |
>> | "Google Chrome OS-based smartbooks are
>> | expected to be available on a large scale
>> | in the second half of 2010, Shu added."
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>> http://www.i4u.com/article28530.html
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> Not sure about other parts of the world but in North America most 3G
> wireless plans are capped at a maximum of 5 GB of data and even then
> those plans cost upwards of $100+ per month. While the cost of a
> smartbook looks to be low, with a cloud based OS, won't the costs of the
> wireless plans be prohibitive and the data caps limiting? Unless
> wireless providers become more generous with their data limits and offer
> cheaper plans I would think it will be another major deterrent to a
> cloud based OS. The concept of ubiquitous access to the web is great
> but seems pretty cost prohibitive at the present time for many.
Some people suspect/believe that Google's plan of gratis wireless has something to
do with those appliances, which may actually be subsidised so as to encourage
people to put all their stuff in Google's DC.
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