Google Chromebook seems to have some interesting features like, eight second start up time, long battery life, priced point of $349 to $499, Wi-Fi and 3G, and no applications….. wait a minute. Yeah that’s right no apps, no programs, and no folders. Because according to Google everything mid June can be done on the internet. Everything?
Now I am sure if I search, hunt, and peck long enough I can find something somewhere to create and edit videos, create my production excel sheet, and produce any pdf or word document for my next day at work or school online. But I don’t want to search and go to a web page to do 60% of the things I on my laptop and not have to depend on an internet connection to do it. And not all of my life is comprised of Blogspot, Twitter ( #thunderup ), Facebook, and internet surfing. Just 40%.
I am not completely against the whole cloud concept honestly. I could use the extra memory and think it’s a great way to back-up my stuff. But if you are in an area or on the go with little to no connectivity, how much of the cloud can you hold in your hands?
On the other hand my biggest question would be why a netbook? Between the iPad, other tablets, and a descent smart phone I thought the death of the personal Desktops, Laptops, and Netbooks was imminent. It seems pointless to me to come out the gate with this product as anything but a tablet. Was there an issue with the OS in a tablet form? It seems like a near waste of money on Google’s part, unless they are just trying to hit the low price point but even that doesn’t make since because you can get an iPad2 or another tablet for another $100 ish more. So why waist the money and time? I have no answer for that, but I do think that the idea of a internet only product is just a moment or two ahead of its time.
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