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First Chrome OS Notebooks Due This Month

Posted by timothy on from the sooner-the-better dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "According to recent reports, a Google-branded Chrome OS notebook will be launched by Inventec later this month. Acer and HP will be launching theirs a month later, in December. This report is also backed by a source close to Google stating that the company is still on track to launch its Chrome OS by the end of the year, as well as its Chrome app store."

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  1. Re:Now with 100% LESS privacy! by biryokumaru · · Score: 1, Funny

    .. there are a huge number of people that think that pro-privacy things like NoScript are stupid ...

    It's true, though. If you have nothing to hide, privacy is a total non-issue.

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  2. Re:I don't think this will compete directly with i by ArsonSmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    How did this get promoted?

    Probably as a test for html5 offline mode.

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  3. You're insane by judeancodersfront · · Score: 2, Funny

    It seems that half of Slashdot would have no problem with Google taking over the world as long as their mind control servers were running Linux.

  4. I'm holding out by Chrisq · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one welcome a 4th operating system on the market. Sure took long enough. (I know I know, some people are going to say "what about VMS? I still use it", etc.)

    I'm holding out for the HURD notebook