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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I read somewhere that the initial idea behind this is for the netbook user initially.
Someone who does very little on their computers besides using the internet almost initially upon startup.
Maybe I am wrong though.
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Ding, ding, ding. That's exactly what this is. It's a lightweight OS for casual computer users who don't need heavy business applications. It will never replace a conventional OS, but it will not be a niche OS either. Hardware is so cheap now, and getting cheaper. I have a netbook for travelling, and I'd love to put the Chrome OS on it, especially since it's a slow PoS that takes forever to crank up XP. I'll still keep my workstation and laptop running XP Pro with Visual Studio, SQL Server, and my GIS software.
Photos, iPods etc..... easy to solve. As long as there is driver support for peripherals, you manage your files and libraries on the web.... I guaran-fricken-tee that Chrome OS will let you hook up a camera and manage your photos using Picassa.
The computers won't be harddrive-less, obviously. They will use flash drives. You need to hold the OS somewhere, and they want it to be always-on. If you have enough flash space, you can store other stuff there too.
It will not be a niche OS, it will be a mainstream OS for the kind of users who don't do anything that isn't online. For example, teenagers. It isn't going to replace Windows in the office, but I don't think it's intended to.