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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. Now with 100% LESS privacy! by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's like the George Foreman grill; except it cuts the internet anonymity.

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    1. Re:Now with 100% LESS privacy! by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 1, Troll

      Funny how any negative comments about Google get you trolled off the the page...

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    2. Re:Now with 100% LESS privacy! by Kenja · · Score: 0, Troll

      Well, its more or less the definition of a troll post. No content. Just a derogatory remark. It doesn't mater if he's right or not, its how the post was written.

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  2. It's time the geek stopped reaching for excuses by westlake · · Score: 0, Troll

    some companies are afraid of Microsoft or have been enticed to steer away from non-Microsoft software

    Walmart.com has in stock an astonishing 248 Windows laptops for the Christmas shopping season.

    Something like 150 priced between $250 and $800.

    98 Windows desktops, 109 Windows printers, 72 Windows webcams, about 700 flavors of the Windows mouse, keyboard and joystick, and over 1,000 Windows software packages, roughly divided between productivity apps and PC games.

    Walmart is the world's largest retailer. Not easily frightened.

    But notoriously efficient and ruthless in weeding out product that does not sell in numbers which matter.

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    You will find the 10" Entourage Systems 10.1" eDGe DualBook e-book reader here - at a stiff $500. E Ink on the left page. Color LCD on the right. Android OS.

    The problem here is - as it always seems to be with OEM Linux - is that the add copy assumes that you are an experienced e-book reader. That you understand the technology. That you understand the supported file formats. That you where and how to find and purchase a book.

    Apple doesn't make these mistakes. Amazon doesn't make these mistakes.

    1. Re:It's time the geek stopped reaching for excuses by symbolset · · Score: 0, Troll

      And of course Walmart is also selling the ipad and iPod, two of the top three gifts in Santa's email inbox this holiday season. For the other of the top three they offer hundreds of iPhone accessories.

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  3. Re:WHOOOO You get to type on an airplane! by judeancodersfront · · Score: 0, Troll

    Petty name calling, what a classy place.
    Being able to play avi files off a usb drive doesn't mean anything to the public. They don't even know what an avi file is.
    No media store or DVD drive means no movies to them.
    Chrome OS is going to fail and name calling won't change that. If you think it has a chance then you should never work on a consumer OS.