I've seen that article and I submit the Nexus 7 as a counter-example. (If anyone didn't read the link: that quote's making an analogy between desktop Linux and

I've seen that article and I submit the Nexus 7 as a counter-example. (If anyone didn't read the link: that quote's making an analogy between desktop Linux and Android devices.) The Nexus 7 was widely agreed to be great on day one, even by certain die-hard Apple fans. (I forget if Marco was one of those.) With that, Google now has a track record of achieving "great on day one". Who's to say they can't repeat that on the desktop? In fact, they may be well on their way with the new Samsung Chromebook, which seems to have received mostly praise: the biggest remaining criticisms are with the concept, not the execution.