[Cialug] Fwd: News Alert: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

[Jim Asbille]

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On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:13 AM, David Champion <dave at dchamp.net> wrote:

> Jeffrey Ollie wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Todd Walton<tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> That Google is expanding Chrome into an operating system is exciting.
> >> But, really, a New York Times news flash?
> >>
> >> And I daresay the "direct challenge to Microsoft" thing is a bit
> >> overblown.  It's intended for netbooks, a yet contested market.
> >> Saying it's for the "PC" is disingenuous.
> >>
> >
> > Is Google expanding Android to cover netbooks in addition to cell
> > phones maybe?  At least in the short term this seems like a good thing
> > - we need an 800lb gorilla behind a Linux-based OS to keep that other
> > 800lb gorilla from forcing Windows onto every netbook.  If people
> > actually want Windows on a netbook I'm OK with that but people should
> > have a real choice...
> >
> >
> That's pretty much already happened. I saw an article last week, saying
> that the only place you can get Linux on a Netbook from a US retailer
> was at Toys R Us, and that was for a limited amount of clearance models.
> All new models ship XP on them in the US.
>
> There may be other non-traditional outlets that ship Linux versions. Or
> maybe the article was wrong... has anyone seen a current model Linux
> netbook for sale recently?
>
> -dc
>
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