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> On 09-12-06 5:15 AM, in article 1537674.OM1BCLMh4S@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Roy
> Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Chromium OS will Kick Windows to Curb 'Cause Netbooks Don't Suck
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>> | Netbook sales numbers speak for
>> | themselves, up 264 percent, year over
>> | year. According to DisplaySearch, that was
>> | $2.2 billion in the second quarter of 2009
>> | alone. ItÂs the only category of portable
>> | PC that increased sales and represented
>> | 11.7 percent of all portable PC sales. IÂd
>> | argue that the number is also deceptive
>> | because netbooks cost, what, at most half
>> | of a notebook or laptop? So the unit
>> | volume has to be hitting something closer
>> | to 25 percent of all portable PC sales.
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>> http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10004263/chromium-os-will-kick-windows-to-
>> curb-cause-netbooks-dont-suck/
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> Thinking that Google's cloud based OS will kick Windows to the curb is
> overly optimistic IMHO given the security and privacy constraints of cloud
> based computing. It is really nice, however, to see the activity and
> competition in the Netbook OS space as in the end, users will benefit from
> the increased competitiveness. With Linux, Linux based Chromium, Moblin and
> other alternatives to Windows, MS may have to reconsider their 8 year old
> Windows XP or Windows 7 Starter edition Netbook strategy. This will drive
> enhancements and creativity on the FOSS side as well which is so much better
> than the virtual monopoly that has existed for years on the desktop. I
> think it will make for a much healthier IT eco system. MS will be forced to
> look at interoperable standards and will not be able to sit around like they
> did with IE 6 before Firefox arrived.
ChromeOS is not for business customers. It aims to reach those who want a $50
PC (subsidised) and don't care about privacy, let alone availability (uptime).
They can make up for the costs with ads, just like in television and set-top boxes.
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