cocoy

Is it just me, or is Google's Chromebook fighting yesterday's war? Chromebook for me doesn't make sense, not with Android. I'm sorry, the zdnet article is crap.

Chromebook is not a Windows Killer, and none of the five reasons cited would not compel the grandmother who lives next door or that man who doesn't care about the religious nature of Microsoft Office versus LibreOffice. Nor do I see a compelling reason for a business owner to make a switch.

Normal people just want things that work when they turn them on. And they don't want complicated.

on the desktop, i go for google reader. what i find on the iPod (i've yet to receive my iPad) is that i go for the app. like marketwatch or strait times. i find it more convenient. you on the other hand find it less convenient that way.

That's interesting to me.

i also find it interesting you think apps are a fad. I don't think it'll turn out that way--- quite obviously. i think market forces, meaning people making money off the apps can be enticing.

i don't think this will be limited to iPads--- Google Android apps could be another vector, but you make a good argument re: that it would be like another browser to support. imho they'll support it too as soon as more and more people use mobile to browse the internet. iPads, iPhones, Android phones, are awesome platforms to make this happen.

iPad and its ecosystem doesn’t offer a threat to the Open Web, it creates new ways for Content Creators like bloggers, and podcasters who can choose to offer their content for free. What iPad and its ecosystem does however is to create a threat against Search Engine Optimization, ergo: a threat to Google. Simply put, iPad content is a clear and present danger to Google indexing all the web’s and by extension, all of humanity’s content.