@clevin like mattcoz said, why does everyone think that this is supposed to compete? On my Netbook, I want to turn it on and be on the internet is there is Wifi (or 3G or whatever) I am using that to access information quickly. I still love my laptop and desktop, they have their own uses.
@clevin They seem to be aiming directly a the netbook market, not the "main machine" market. A cloud-based, browser-based OS makes complete sense for 99% of netbook users.
I agree that some offline capabilities are necessary, but I can't imagine that it would require anything more than a robust implementation of Google Gears.
The whole line-up consists of the $60 Amps in-ears and $100 Tracks on-ear headphones, which both also come in slightly souped-up and pricier HD variations at $100 and $130, respectively.
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This is going to be an EPIC FAIL.
basically a browser, everything in cloud. only webapps
lol, thats fine for a limited function devices, but for a computer? no chance in hell.
no bt, no porno, no any real games, no real hardware accelerated softwares.
Its so much worse than linux, not to mention windows.
Is google going nuts?
@clevin Excuse me, but what the fuck is wrong with Linux and Windows?
Yeah, there's absolutely no porno on the internet. *rolls eyes*
As for hardware acceleration, that's what WebGL is for, and Chrome already supports it.
It seems like everyone is expecting this to compete with major desktop operating systems, in which case you're completely missing the point.
@clevin like mattcoz said, why does everyone think that this is supposed to compete? On my Netbook, I want to turn it on and be on the internet is there is Wifi (or 3G or whatever) I am using that to access information quickly. I still love my laptop and desktop, they have their own uses.
@clevin
They seem to be aiming directly a the netbook market, not the "main machine" market. A cloud-based, browser-based OS makes complete sense for 99% of netbook users.
I agree that some offline capabilities are necessary, but I can't imagine that it would require anything more than a robust implementation of Google Gears.
@clevin Your right, apple already tried the whole "Web Apps Only KTHXBAI" thing with the iphone and we all see how that went...