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There are lots of problems with this type of setup. First if your internet goes down, your computer or "netbook" becomes a paperweight. Reminds me of IP phones....which I am not a fan of since, your internet goes down and you lose phone/network and internet all at once! Not sure what Googles plan is with it's new Chrome OS (perhaps it will cache certain things) but I don't really ever see this becoming the norm accept for the most basic user. This idea is not new at all (think of dumb terminals) and I remember in college when my professor swore that applications and Operating Systems would one day be completely web-based.
Personally, I don't see anything like this happening for a long time. There are just too many flaws. Web-based apps have certainly gained popularity and I think they will continue to do so, but they have a very specific place in the market imo. Guess we will have to wait and see. I would be stoked if Google would come out with an actual full blown operating system to compete with windows...not just a linux based shell that can do only basic things like run internet.
- they're pushing forward so you don't have to be connected. and once your online again, syncing beginsbrandelec
- yes net uptime is very key , but the stability of the net could reach that of radio and tvBattleAxe
- yeah, it could likely be a solution for basic computing soon...but I still think we are ages away from full on web-based computing.designbot
- agree..some time from itbrandelec