We are spending less time using traditional desktop applications to access our content.
And Google knows this.
The Winners: Google, Consumers, and Web Developers
Google is clearly a big winner here.
Google wants PC vendors to install their operating system on all netbooks and other low-end machines.
Up to this point, PC vendors have been installing Windows XP or Ubuntu linux on these netbooks.
Consumers will also win big.
I would expect the next wave of netbooks to be better quality, and probably even $100+ cheaper.
The last winners that I’d like to highlight are web developers.
We’re talking HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.
These technologies are plenty capable of providing customers with a rich experience like that of their desktop counterparts.
Microsoft should be very concerned about Chome OS.
I would expect many netbook users to choose Chrome OS over Windows 7 or XP for a low-powered netbook.
If Chome OS is a big hit, it will do wonders for the struggling PC manufacturers.
Google is targeting the netbook market and seems to be taking a direct shot at Microsoft.
