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Re: Google Chrome Changes the Game
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Posted: Sep 16, 2009 11:25 PM
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Hmm, $150 for Windows7 on a Netbook. I guess OEMs would get it for something like $30-60.
The other thing is that selling Windows with a netbook allows distributor to put there sharware trials from various vendors, who has to pay for this.
As a result netbook with Windows might cost even less than netbook with a free operating system. This is something that Linux people could not get: Windows is not only Microsoft, but thousands of companies selling useful software and millions od people, who are ready to buy it.
Even if Windows7 netbook is more expensive, people will be paying for it to get something they know, use at work, works with every piece of hardware one can imagine.
I am really curious how GoogleOS will be dealing with all nasty OS maintainance problems: patches, backward compatibility, etc. If they follow Linux practice, that is "install new version", then GoogleOS would join Linux on it 1% adoption shelf.
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