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:Five things Chrome OS isn't
Five things Chrome OS isn't
Nov 25, 2009, 14 :33 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (4621 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"1. Ready yet

"I'm already seeing people proclaiming that it's awful. Uh, people, it's not even beta yet. Yes, even now Google Chrome OS works pretty darn well, but what we're seeing now isn't even close to what will eventually be shipping. Proclaiming that it's already a failure or that it deserves a 'D-' grade is, at best, ignorant, and, at worse, deliberate anti-Linux and anti-Google FUDing.

"Heck, even I, who has little love for Windows, waited for Vista to be in beta before I started kicking it around. Give it a chance people.

"2. A Windows desktop replacement

"It's not."

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Rainer Weikusat
Nov 25, 2009, 16:11:09
 
...but disagree with what I take to be h ...   I agree with many of SVN's observations...   
cjm
Nov 25, 2009, 16:53:48
 
Here is what I see: someone stripping do ...   what is this really?   
Greg P
Nov 25, 2009, 17:36:28
 
For some reason the comparison is always ...   wrong comparison   
philc
Nov 25, 2009, 18:43:24
 
[...].> There is nothing useful in compa ...   Re: wrong comparison   
Rainer Weikusat
Nov 25, 2009, 19:01:56
 
> As opposed refering to the process of  ...   Re: A sixth.   
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Nov 26, 2009, 06:18:08
 
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