What will be more interesting to me than the current incarnation of ChromeOS is whether Google will bore of it and let it wither. They seem to have little reservation about trying stuff (Google Health, Google Power, Wave, Latitude, Google Answers, and Knol are some that spring to mind) where they talked a good talk and then seemed to bore of the projects and fail to see them through.
I guess its just a different philosophy, to enter a bunch of areas and stick with the ones that work, but ChromeOS seems like a risky venture if they tire of it after you're invested in the technology.
I'm not piling on ChromeOS, it's certainly interesting, but I grow skeptical of Google sometimes when they seem to cast such a wide net with only limited returns. If I were a shareholder I'd certainly wonder if their failed projects outside their core competency (advertising...) were really worth it.
All that being said, I can certainly see the appeal of trying one out, and its definitely a neat toy to have!
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