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This redirects me to a paywall. Not visible on Google Cache either.

recoiledsnake 15y ago
Full article text: Google pushing Chrome OS for PCs; vendors give it the cold shoulder Aaron Lee, Tapei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 10 November 2011] Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, at speech in Taiwan on November 9, promoted Chrome OS in high-profile for the PC market, but PC players are rather pessimistic about the idea and believe if Google wants to cut into the PC market, the company will need to provide more resources and support. During his speech, Schmidt mentioned several times about Chrome OS' advantages such as fast boot up, no virus issues and free of charge, and prompted PC players to give Chrome OS a try. However, due to demand for Chrome OS-based devices (Chromebooks) being lower than expected, PC players are taking a passive attitude toward opening projects. In June 2011, Acer and Samsung launched their Chromebooks ahead of other PC brand vendors, but by the end of July, Acer had reportedly only sold 5,000 units and Samsung was said to have had even lower sales than Acer, according to sources from the PC industry. However, Acer has declined to comment. Analyzing Chromebooks' difficult situation, the sources pointed out that although Google is mainly pushing Chromebooks in the enterprise market, its Google Docs applications cannot meet the needs the enterprise users. Meanwhile, since Chromebooks' major advantage is their cloud computing capability allowing users to use online document processing tools, if users are at a location without Internet connection or have poor connection quality, the advantage becomes a disadvantage of the device, noted the sources, adding that cloud computing is the trend of the future, but Chromebook is currently still too idealized.
tovmeod 15y ago
for me too, found this google searching: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/poor-sales-of-chromebooks-wont-stop-google-from-promoting-chrome-os/7014 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/poor-sales-of-chromebook... http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111109PD222.html http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111109PD222.html
wavephorm 15y ago
Sorry about that. There was no paywall for iOS/Safari.
- Steko 15y ago
  Had no issue accessing on firefox either, I run a bunch of ad and script blockers though.
- shaggyfrog 15y ago
  I got a paywall on my iPhone FWIW.
mikescar 15y ago
You should be so lucky, with recoiledsnake's transcript. Times New Roman in the middle of three animated gif ad units, that all change frames at different rates and times.

Full article text: Google pushing Chrome OS for PCs; vendors give it the cold shoulder Aaron Lee, Tapei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 10 November 2011] Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, at speech in Taiwan on November 9, promoted Chrome OS in high-profile for the PC market, but PC players are rather pessimistic about the idea and believe if Google wants to cut into the PC market, the company will need to provide more resources and support. During his speech, Schmidt mentioned several times about Chrome OS' advantages such as fast boot up, no virus issues and free of charge, and prompted PC players to give Chrome OS a try. However, due to demand for Chrome OS-based devices (Chromebooks) being lower than expected, PC players are taking a passive attitude toward opening projects. In June 2011, Acer and Samsung launched their Chromebooks ahead of other PC brand vendors, but by the end of July, Acer had reportedly only sold 5,000 units and Samsung was said to have had even lower sales than Acer, according to sources from the PC industry. However, Acer has declined to comment. Analyzing Chromebooks' difficult situation, the sources pointed out that although Google is mainly pushing Chromebooks in the enterprise market, its Google Docs applications cannot meet the needs the enterprise users. Meanwhile, since Chromebooks' major advantage is their cloud computing capability allowing users to use online document processing tools, if users are at a location without Internet connection or have poor connection quality, the advantage becomes a disadvantage of the device, noted the sources, adding that cloud computing is the trend of the future, but Chromebook is currently still too idealized.

tovmeod 15y ago

for me too, found this google searching: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/poor-sales-of-chromebooks-wont-stop-google-from-promoting-chrome-os/7014 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/poor-sales-of-chromebook... http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111109PD222.html http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111109PD222.html

wavephorm 15y ago

Sorry about that. There was no paywall for iOS/Safari.

Steko 15y ago
Had no issue accessing on firefox either, I run a bunch of ad and script blockers though.
shaggyfrog 15y ago
I got a paywall on my iPhone FWIW.

mikescar 15y ago

You should be so lucky, with recoiledsnake's transcript. Times New Roman in the middle of three animated gif ad units, that all change frames at different rates and times.