And Now Google Wants My Netbook Too

"Yes, I know everyone needs to make a profit and as long as you know what you're getting into, that's fine. Please proceed. I just don't want people to walk in to this all starry-eyed hoping for some glittery new operating system to find that it's really an electronic billboard.

"Some pundits see the Chrome OS as a Windows killer. Me? Nope. I see it as a Google fundraiser that will have a minor effect on Microsoft's desktop operating system dominance but don't count on any earth-shattering run to Chrome."

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