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I would never use such a thing. I wonder why did Google even come up with this online storage idea. It sounds/seems like a real noob OS.
madboyv1, you are a noob.
madboyv1, you are a noob.
Gmail creator: Chrome OS is as good as dead
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Let's say I have 1 or more older laptops that won't run Win 7, XP seems laggy, and I don't want to mess with Linux... can I put a stable version of Android on it? No, I don't believe so...(yet) Chrome OS could resurrect that old laptop and make it useful again for a casual user. Correct me if I'm wrong...
i think Chrome is hot. computers are becoming lamps & toasters, get used to it. data stored 'in the cloud' may be safer than data stored on a HD in your home.
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If the 2 following conditions are met, I will buy a Chrome0S laptop:
1. It's cheap. $200-300 tops.
2. I can set it up to dual-boot with the Linux distro of my choice.
For me, the purpose of ChromeOS is to un-kill the netbook as we originally knew it. Small, cheap, no fans or moving parts, long battery life, no Windows tax. If that's what Google has in mind, sign me up.
1. It's cheap. $200-300 tops.
2. I can set it up to dual-boot with the Linux distro of my choice.
For me, the purpose of ChromeOS is to un-kill the netbook as we originally knew it. Small, cheap, no fans or moving parts, long battery life, no Windows tax. If that's what Google has in mind, sign me up.
matrix86
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And then when you need to access important info but your connection is down or your wifi card craps out, you won't be able to retrieve your info. Boy would that suck! The cloud is not perfect, and it has a lot of advantages, but I just don't trust putting all my info in a cloud, and using an OS that's only truly usable when connected to the internet.
Cota
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Chrome OS was a bad aidea since the start, people is willing to wait the 20 sec's boot time of windows OS, cus Windows freaking works great, like i said b4 "Only noobs worry about OS boot times, only noobs dont know ow to install software and only noobs acrew Windows OS" yeah you know it,top downloading porn.exe! 
I completely agree with the above. I must add the that the OS is much lighter on the thermal front. My netbook actually stays quiet after half an hour, unlike with XP or Gnome. LXDE is comparable, but still.
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define "how to use a computer" in the context of your argument, (by your self if you can)
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define "how to use a computer" in the context of your argument, (by your self if you can
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You guys are all missing the point. Google has a HUGE vested interest in advancing the state of the art in internet technology ... and ChromeOS is the first effort in a long time to create a "browser as OS" model of computing. That idea was in vogue briefly in the late '90s, but lost steam for various reasons (mostly because the right standards didn't exist -- and HTML5 addresses that). Even if ChromeOS doesn't hit critical mass and gets killed, if it sparks growth in HTML5 application creation and maturity, it'll have served its purpose from Google's viewpoint, and have been worth the investment.
Google really doesn't mind putting out products that raise the water for everyone, even if they end up sinking their own boat. The water is still higher at the end.
Google really doesn't mind putting out products that raise the water for everyone, even if they end up sinking their own boat. The water is still higher at the end.
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