Google CEO hints Google/Linux netbooks may be coming

Mar 06, 2009, 18:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

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"On March 3rd, though, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said, What's particularly interesting about netbooks is the price point. Eventually, it will make sense for operators and so forth to subsidize the use of netbooks so they can make services revenue and advertising revenue on the consumption. That's another new model that's coming."

"Making money from online advertising. Hmm... Now what company, with a name that starts with 'G' and ends with 'e,' do we know that's the absolute tip-top at making money from online advertising? Could it be Google!? I think so."

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