The question of whether regular (non geek) consumers will just see a ChromeOS portable as a less capable netbook I think is not even a valid question. I don't k

The question of whether regular (non geek) consumers will just see a ChromeOS portable as a less capable netbook I think is not even a valid question. I don't know of a single 'regular' consumer who owns a Netbook and very few that even know what it might be. So to a consumer, I think ChromeOS will be seen as something completely new.