Google have recently launched their first retail store in the UK (really it's just a store within a big PC World store) to sell the Chromebook: http://www.tele

Google have recently launched their first retail store in the UK (really it's just a store within a big PC World store) to sell the Chromebook: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8800002/Worlds-first-Google-store-opens-in-London.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8800002/Worlds-... So I don't think it's dead, but it does need a big push to get it going again. I love the hardware and the price isn't bad for what it actually has inside it (cheaper netbooks lack an SSD, screen quality, etc), but I'm not sure what I'd actually use one for.