Report: Google to Design Chrome OS Netbook
Forget the Google phone, how about a Google-branded netbook? That's the latest rumor following a report from TechCrunch that says the company could be building a netbook based on its Chrome OS.
TechCrunch cites a Q&A during which Google said it was working with a whole bunch of manufacturers who were interested in the Chrome OS. Among them are Acer, Lenovo, HP and Qualcomm.
A direct quote for those interested:
"The Google Chrome OS team is currently working with a number of technology companies to design and build devices that deliver an extraordinary end user experience. Among others, these companies include Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba."
TC then cites multiple sources who claim the search giant has been talking to at least one hardware manufacturer about building a netbook for Google directly. Arrington writes, "As in Google gave the company a request for proposal with quite detailed technical specifications and has begun discussions on building it."
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"Freescale, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments"
I'll stick my neck out and say it's ARM
only if it can play crysis
On the other, I think google is getting too big, i.e. SkyNet. They would have access to everything, and host all of my data. For one place to hold all that about me is somewhat freaky. One mistake or sellout and someone can know what I search for, where I search for it, when I do, with the weather, my phone number (phone conversations at the time).
Except its going to need to keep that wifi/broadband radio powered on all the time