It's been covered repeatedly that Google makes more from iPhone than from Android: http://gizmodo.com/5897457/google-makes-four-times-more-money-from-ios-than-android. I don't know what the comparison will be with Windows phone, but it is a source of revenue. And some people will be required to carry a Windows phone device by their companies. Google would surely want a piece of that action.
This whole idea that Google wants to shut device users out from their services is beyond stupid. Google wants one thing - to make money serving up ads. They want users of ALL devices looking at their maps, using their search, using their gmail, etc, etc, etc.
Chromebook still works when the internet doesn't. Hundreds of offline apps available - office, email, photo editing, games, media players, calculators, calendars, etc, etc.
It doesn't work yet on the cheaper Samsung Chromebook, but that is supposed to be fixed soon. It does work on Linux as well - but it's not "on demand" like with Windows and Mac versions, the Linux version requires an "invitation" be sent out to the other remote computer. However, as the previous poster noted, there isn't really anything on the Chromebook that can go wrong or to "fix". Another way you could do it is to sign in to Chrome using her login on your desktop, and use Google Sync to make your version of Chrome work the same as hers. Then you can add or change any of the Apps from your Chrome browser, and hers will be synced automatically.
Chromebook seems to update in the background, like the Chrome browser. Sounds like a great tablet though! But - for $20 more ($199), you can get an Acer Chromebook with an Intel processor, 320 GB hard drive, USB ports, 100 GB free Google Drive space, full HDMI port...
With the updates to Chrome OS this past summer, where you can resize windows and run side-by-side windows, and where you've got tons of offline apps now, the Chromebook really seems to handle all the basic needs.
Not as much of a problem as you might think. I ordered mine from my local BestBuy store, and they had it delivered to the store for pickup in two days.
For the cheaper price and the desktop functionality, if all you need it for is web browsing and email, I'd go with a Chromebook. If you want to go 100% tablet, you are almost certainly going to have to buy a keyboard, so it would be very hard to get a decent combo for less than the $249 Samsung or the $199 Acer Chromebooks.
Then good for the kids for figuring it out - they are showing some interest in the direction of IT. I don't play the "oh no - what if" game -- THAT would be "passive/aggressive" and will spin you around in a never-ending loop. Setting a good clear policy, openly communicating it and enforcing it with a sense of fair balance is simply parenting/leadership 101 since the dawn of time. Most of your examples of "bad outcomes" seem pretty extreme - I hope you don't actively worry about stuff like that all the time. As long as you keep good, open communication with your kids and have a healthy relationship with them I wouldn't think most of those outcomes would be in the cards for you.
in Shenzhen, China yet? Maybe they should deal with the trademark litigation required to get their own products on the shelves before trying to shut everyone else down?
True. These routers should come with clearer instructions. It was very easy for me, and the kids simply knew that their internet automatically turned off each night at a certain time (usually a bit later than 10pm for the teenagers, and no limits at all after a certain age, as it becomes pointless to try to enforce curfews on high school upperclassmen - they'll just figure out how to hitch a ride on the neighbor's wireless anyway). No arguments, no fights, no drugged milkshakes. Peaceful sleep. And of course, I was flexible if they really needed it for late night homework.
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Like the fact that entire universe is simply a computer simulation being run by our future selves in order to look back in time and understand all of our mistakes? http://news.discovery.com/space/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation-2-121216.html
it could be simply that the 70% don't bother - they already know the number to the local pizza parlor.
Yes, if you could block the Google ads and replace them with your own you'd be doing well.
to where its money is coming from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/mar/29/google-earns-more-iphone-android. Way more money per iPhone user than Android user.
It's been covered repeatedly that Google makes more from iPhone than from Android: http://gizmodo.com/5897457/google-makes-four-times-more-money-from-ios-than-android. I don't know what the comparison will be with Windows phone, but it is a source of revenue. And some people will be required to carry a Windows phone device by their companies. Google would surely want a piece of that action.
This whole idea that Google wants to shut device users out from their services is beyond stupid. Google wants one thing - to make money serving up ads. They want users of ALL devices looking at their maps, using their search, using their gmail, etc, etc, etc.
"he who smelt it dealt it".
Don't drink and drive. You might live longer too.
And a $2000 two-year contract for limited data, texts and phone minutes?
Chrome has Angry Birds in the web store. I've played it on the Chromebook - works well.
Chromebook still works when the internet doesn't. Hundreds of offline apps available - office, email, photo editing, games, media players, calculators, calendars, etc, etc.
The Cloud IDE app and ShiftEdit app seem to be the most highly rated for developing online. If you don't want to develop in the cloud, I think you would have to follow the Chrome OS wiki instructions for installing and dual-booting into Ubuntu: https://sites.google.com/site/chromeoswikisite/home/what-s-new-in-dev-and-beta/developer-mode
Yeah, still waiting for Netflix to start working on the Samsung ARM Chromebook, but Netflix claims it will be working soon.
Yeah - it's the same as using Chrome on a desktop. Netflix isn't working on the new Samsung yet, but that is supposed to be fixed soon.
It doesn't work yet on the cheaper Samsung Chromebook, but that is supposed to be fixed soon. It does work on Linux as well - but it's not "on demand" like with Windows and Mac versions, the Linux version requires an "invitation" be sent out to the other remote computer. However, as the previous poster noted, there isn't really anything on the Chromebook that can go wrong or to "fix". Another way you could do it is to sign in to Chrome using her login on your desktop, and use Google Sync to make your version of Chrome work the same as hers. Then you can add or change any of the Apps from your Chrome browser, and hers will be synced automatically.
Chromebook seems to update in the background, like the Chrome browser. Sounds like a great tablet though! But - for $20 more ($199), you can get an Acer Chromebook with an Intel processor, 320 GB hard drive, USB ports, 100 GB free Google Drive space, full HDMI port...
With the updates to Chrome OS this past summer, where you can resize windows and run side-by-side windows, and where you've got tons of offline apps now, the Chromebook really seems to handle all the basic needs.
All the different public clouds have Chrome web apps. Use DropBox or Skydrive or whatever you like.
I doubt you will get the performance of Samsung's quad-core Exynos processor, or the excellent graphics performance. But that IS a good deal.
Not as much of a problem as you might think. I ordered mine from my local BestBuy store, and they had it delivered to the store for pickup in two days.
For the cheaper price and the desktop functionality, if all you need it for is web browsing and email, I'd go with a Chromebook. If you want to go 100% tablet, you are almost certainly going to have to buy a keyboard, so it would be very hard to get a decent combo for less than the $249 Samsung or the $199 Acer Chromebooks.
What if your neighbors open wireless is in range?
Then good for the kids for figuring it out - they are showing some interest in the direction of IT. I don't play the "oh no - what if" game -- THAT would be "passive/aggressive" and will spin you around in a never-ending loop. Setting a good clear policy, openly communicating it and enforcing it with a sense of fair balance is simply parenting/leadership 101 since the dawn of time. Most of your examples of "bad outcomes" seem pretty extreme - I hope you don't actively worry about stuff like that all the time. As long as you keep good, open communication with your kids and have a healthy relationship with them I wouldn't think most of those outcomes would be in the cards for you.
in Shenzhen, China yet? Maybe they should deal with the trademark litigation required to get their own products on the shelves before trying to shut everyone else down?
True. These routers should come with clearer instructions. It was very easy for me, and the kids simply knew that their internet automatically turned off each night at a certain time (usually a bit later than 10pm for the teenagers, and no limits at all after a certain age, as it becomes pointless to try to enforce curfews on high school upperclassmen - they'll just figure out how to hitch a ride on the neighbor's wireless anyway). No arguments, no fights, no drugged milkshakes. Peaceful sleep. And of course, I was flexible if they really needed it for late night homework.
Yeah - I think you just described nearly every teenaged son alive.