The most surprising part of that article: GMail is out of beta! I hadn't even noticed
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The one thing they don't address in that article is how challenging it will be for software makers to create Chrome versions of their products. That should be interesting for a "boot instantly" OS.
And Mac users must be pleased by that analyst's assertions that this would be the first contender against Microsoft
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I'm one of the biggest Google fanboys you'll come across, but I'm skeptical about the chances for success of this OS. At best, I can see it as a dual-boot on my netbook. I can't truly see it as an OS for my desktop.