[pelloski]

A few days ago, Google unveiled the first ever Chromebooks with Samsung and Acer being the pioneering producers. I was wondering what Google's main idea behind this creation?

 

[chromed]

I think it is an attempt that was started a few years ago to slay Microsoft. Microsoft still has a lot of power over Google, and given their competition via Bing search engine, Google needed to own the OS... CHromebook is their first attempt to move from browser to OS.

 

[geekyass]

It's also moving the OS out of Microsoft's landscape, part of ChromeOS is a fundamental shift from Desktop to Cloud, something Microsoft isn't totally comfortable with yet.

 

[jwr]

they are just trying sth new in the tech industry

 

[Jdenbeaux]

Why would they bother making a computer about this? The only thing a chrome notebook has over a smartphone is that you can log into your account from other computers.

 

[mrmtampa]

For me it's the form factor. I've got an EVO 4G which is OK for consuming data but it's lousy for production (I'm older and have some issues).

 

[RobZen]

curious myself as to the logic behind it, though i love any advancement in tech

 

[RobZen]

But is this truly an advancement??

 

[ansaarg]

I love the idea of the cloud. It almost feel like it was too late already for us to be using it since the web is not that new. What I want to know is how all programs would work if I don't have access to the internet.

 

[omosh]

Perhaps in their own volition Google had more than what meets the eye. Enough research should have been made so probably more is yet to come.

 

[modder]

It is a pretty big deal for us to move on from the idea of having to have everything local to the cloud, this is IMHO a big step towards what end user computing should evolve to.