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plus you are stuck to using the chrome browser. Most people arent a graphics designer, so its no suprise seeing people ignore the uglieness that chrome is. Even ie8 has a cleaner interface, way better than that horrid blue color chrome has or the ugly button design. no i dont care if you can "change the theme" it doesnt make a single difference when the entire thing is just a mess.

Any graphic designer will tell you the horrible button designs on chrome. looks like it was designed by fisher price.

]]>Dec 28th 2009 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/you are an idiot]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
They've forgotten about Google's future Chrome-based tablet device to be announced right after Apple announces theirs. Google doesn't want to be left out of anything.]]>Dec 28th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/If you are a graphic designer and believe IE8 looks better than Chrome, you must be unemployed. Hence your spite.]]>Dec 28th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
He is not totally wrong. Your attacks are not looking at the larger utility of a Chrome based computer. I got a version of Chrome to run on my Lenovo S-10, and I realized the same thing: Without Internet access, it would be a paperweight. On the otehr hand, Google Docs can edit ocuments locally. Still, Chrome is more of an application which runs web based applciations than a real OS that interacts with the whole computer as an intermediatry between human, application and the hardware.

Still, I would get a Chrome based netbook if it was cheap enough.]]>Dec 28th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://bit.ly/google-chrome-netbook-rumor-overview]]>Dec 29th 2009 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
At least he/she/it selected an appropriate username!]]>Dec 30th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/A small lightweight and cheap machine would sound ideal for traveling (don't care a lot if it gets damaged or stolen) but when traveling you often/most of the time don't have an internet connection, or at least not an affordable one. ]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
I mean, I can't have any locally stored music on this? No non-streamed movies for longer commutes? Or how would you sync an iPod with this, or transfer music to your phone? Or how would you do any work that's beyond simple word processing?

Just a few examples of *really* important things for almost everybody that ChromeOS simply doesn't do as far as we know...]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
So, Google had a big hand in the constitution of HTML5, which is the basis for their confidence in an all-browser OS. But they also know that they will have to implement HTML5 webapps themselves. I think that's why they're moving ahead with their own netbook, just like they've been more and more involved in showcasing Android.]]>Dec 28th 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
I'd get one for browsing the internet. I already have a Windows Netbook but if this Chrome OS version addresses certain issues then I'm all for it.

Thing is I never use the netbook for anything other then browsing the Web, I have a PC desktop, I have a mac, etc for everything else. If it browses the web better then a windows Netbook I'm all for it.

Plus I'd buy a one for my elderly parents, which only use their PC to surf the net, but always manage to get viruses and other crap to mess it up (If they move to Chrome OS then I can stop being their technical support).

Current Netbooks are stripped down notebooks that run slower. Its functional but its not necessarily fast.

The Chrome OS should run and function a lot faster then Windows merely because its far more streamlined and barebones. Running on ARM means that battery will be longer and that the CPU will be a fraction of the price of an x86. They've indicated that they would like to use that costs savings on putting a better screen in the device.

Being faster and instant on/off should make it a far better internet browsing experience then the average netbook. I think there is a market if they price it right.]]>Dec 28th 2009 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/"I mean, I can't have any locally stored music on this? No non-streamed movies for longer commutes?"

Web browsers have been able to access locally stored files for as long as they've existed. Chrome is no exception. I'm not sure what kind of access you will have to the 64GB SSD, though. Will it be used entirely for caching online data, or will there be a partition available for storing local music and videos?

"Or how would you sync an iPod with this, or transfer music to your phone?"

Playing back content from a phone (Motorola Droid) under Chrome OS has already been demonstrated. I assume they will provide some form of write access also. Would be pretty useless, otherwise.

"Or how would you do any work that's beyond simple word processing?"

Clearly this is where Google needs to put a lot of effort. It's not enough to just support online apps, you also have to provide it.]]>Dec 28th 2009 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/It will be interesting if the move forward with HTML 5 before it's finalized. I know they'd rather move that direction since they've indicated a preference to use that over Gears, but there is always a risk when getting ahead of standards. Just look at the Microsoft IE6 situation.]]>Dec 28th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
In other words, it's for pr0n.]]>Dec 28th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
Let's also consider that by next-year 64GB shouldn't be as expensive.

http://www.inspectrumtech.com/DP/NANDFlashSpotPrice.aspx

Right now a 32GB Flash spot price (price of flash by a manufacturer) is $31 average. On average (in bulk) a 64GB flash should cost a manufacturer ~$62 today. Next year in late-2010 when this is released 64GB should be much cheaper.

However, rather see a $149 netbook using ARM+4GB SSD.]]>Dec 28th 2009 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
It's also important to realize that there are different kinds of Flash memory. The type you see in typical consumer electronics is NOT the same type that's used in SSDs.]]>Dec 28th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
Actually NAND Flash prices I quoted are the 48-60nm Flash MLC (Multi-level cell) NAND which is what is used in SSD drives.
]]>Dec 28th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/So what's the purpose of the 64G SSD? ]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Hopefully choice to use other OS's too.

If it was able to dual boot Android and Chrome OS it would be the machine of the forever for me.]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
Just because you are not supposed to store stuff manually on the SSD doesn't mean that the OS won't cache stuff. Google already said that offline functionality will be there through a Gears-like cache mechanism. Also by the end of 2010 low-end 64GB SSDs will be pretty cheap and it will be pretty much the standard minimum module size for the "normal" netbook market too (economy of scale for the manufacturers, also this way they can easily "rebrand" their Chrome OS netbooks and reuse the hardware, e.g. put another OS and sticker on it and sell it under their own name ;).]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
I can't believe it either.. That's what she freaking sai..]]>Dec 28th 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
Not to mention that no current, native Windows app would run in on an ARM-based system unless it is ported as well. And what is Windows without it's apps?]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
I just CANNOT go through the PAIN of watching yet another OS grow up.

Windows 7 is the best that there ever has been on a Home/Office PC.

About the last thing I need is that horrid GoogleMail conversation display email in my PC. Yes, I use Gmail but I get it via Outlook which disp0lays my email correctly.

No thank you.]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
Your statement is full of fail.

View --> Arrange by --> Conversation to view messages in conversation mode in Outlook 2007.]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
I'm out.]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/]]>Dec 28th 2009 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
The solution is quite simple. Grab a GNU/Linux distro compiled for ARM (Fedora, Gentoo, Ubuntu, Angstrom,et cetera...)

Grab the source of your favorite OSS application.

Open the console. CD /directory/of/the/source

Type Make arch=arm, or simply Make (Add flags for optimizations if you desire)

then Install.

There you go. you have something like a million apps to choose from. Except if you want games. I doubt you would be able to play them in a ATOM+GMA500 setup.]]>Dec 28th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/Dec 28th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/googles-chrome-os-based-netbook-specs-leak-out-look-good/
As for "it'll still take some arm twisting to get the low-end crowd to try anything not labeled 'Windows'", the non-Windows netbooks did just fine (even with luddites), until Microsoft started sabre rattling to get the vendors in-line. The problem isn't the users. It's the back-alley deals and back-room handshakes that are the problem.]]>Dec 28th 2009 9:10AM