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I wasn't sure if this is article should be taken seriously. He pointed out that Google is targeting netbooks. He himself stated 11 million netbooks were sold l

by dannyr 17y ago

I wasn't sure if this is article should be taken seriously. He pointed out that Google is targeting netbooks. He himself stated 11 million netbooks were sold last year and will be 39 million this year. The netbook category is a growing market that it would probably account to a substantial share in a few years. Another is that "Chrome is shit." He probably has never used Chrome. I used the browser exclusively now unless I have a need to use Firebug in which I use Firefox instead. I guess he's trying to be funny but he fell way short.

jcl 17y ago
It was written so that the reader can take any given point and either embrace it as brilliant insight or disregard it as satirical Fake Steve humor. I mean, the end of the piece entirely contradicts the earlier points... If Chrome OS is pointless and ineffectual -- occupying market niches that Apple isn't even interested in -- why should Fake Steve feel so threatened by it? (BTW, he claims the 39 million netbook figure in the article is for the next four years, not next year, implying that the netbook market is minuscule compared to desktops, laptops, and phones.)