You know, the more I read and think about this Google Chrome the more confused I am about what Google are trying to achieve. Presumably market share, but I just don't see it happening. If we go back to when netbooks were first introduced they were running Linux. Due to public demand Windows XP was put on some of them, and XP is now (according to Gartner) taking over 90% of the netbook market. So if the public didn't want Linux on their netbooks, what makes Google think that a Google branded Linux will make the difference.
I remember back in 1985 the talk was this DOS crap on PCs wont last. Unix will take over and we'll have a proper OS on proper PCs. 1986 - this will be the year of Unix. 1987 - this will be.... Then we got Windows. Then 'Linux is Unix with a graphical interface. And it's free.' What's the Linux share of the desktop market now?
The problem is that so many people are comfortable with Windows, for all its faults, and I just don't see how Google plan to wean everyone off their Windows comfort blankets.
Anyone care to explain what I'm missing?
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