Five Reasons Why Microsoft Does Not Need to Worry About Google Chrome OS

Joseph's reasoning is sloppy at best. This is not a convincing article.

-- Chrome will run in ARM based netbooks that will be much cheaper than Windows netbooks. -- Microsoft will have to price the netbook SKU according to that competition, which will mean a lot less money for them, even though they will get the lion share of the market. -- Microsoft is paranoid, for them having less than 98% market share is a disaster. So they will worry all right.

Google is new M$ but worse because of the privacy abuses.

Having a complete operating system isn't such a burden that I would want to spend my time with a watered-down web-only OS. The network is NOT the computer.

8.) I'm not convinced that cloud security is anti-hacking enough for me to turn all of my data over to an online repository/server.

Microsoft is going to be hard to beat. Apple and a few other have tied. Competition is always good for consumers. Shareholders may consider mergers. These stocks should continue to grow unless the My Doom virus kills all the fun.

Here we go again, tax the (filthy) rich people. Doesn't matter that the top 1% pay 50% of all income taxes, and that the top 10% pay 90% of all income taxes already!! The pain of added taxes must be wide spread. If you think that this situation in California is bad, just wait a few years. The impending problems facing the U.S. economy are going to dwarf this. Higher inflation, smaller industrial base, much higher debt ratio, higher unemployment...we ain't seen nothing yet.

Stay with MSFT .they know what they are doing..do not think you have seen all that msft is comming up with..buy now...hold 5 years..you wil be happy you did..thanks for reading. have a great day.

All of the world runs on MS Windows...Most industries keep all of there machines and SCADA systems running on a separate system not touching the web. Google = Search! There are already to many hobbyist OS's out there. Vista isn't that bad of an OS. They just keep trying to make it easier for the layman which just makes it difficult for everyone who knows. Also, Vista is a segue OS to push third party software developers into the future. Which, by the way, is why MS doesn't take major steps forward in development.

Wow, nice! Now we get to choose whether it is Microsoft or Google that will get to abuse our privacy.

If you ever tried the Chrome browser, you know Mr. softy has nothing to worry about. I was the first to try Chrome when it came out and first to get disappointed. Recently, I notice there is a googleupdate.exe program running even when I didn't use Chrome. I don't know why Google is installing garbage on my computer to slow things down without my knowledge. Then I went both Google and Bing for resolution. The solution was to de-install the proxyless and useless Chrome browser. Chrome OS? What a freaking joke! It it ever comes out, I'll would be the last to try it if I ever going to use it. Burn me twice, shame on me!

Johnny Ike, you should be repoted for not being able to speak or think articulately. Second why do people post other topics on other subjects. This article has nothing to do with Bush, Obama or the economy. Comment only on what the topic is people!!!!

Chrome will only be a factor if Google can get it preinstalled on computers. Google plans to start with netbooks, which is good because they're small and cheap, and people will buy them even if they don't run MS Office. A big change will be that by next year, netbooks with ARM CPUs will be out. Supposedly they can get 12-24 hours of life on one charge. If so, this will be a competitive advantage for Chrome--there's never been a version of Windows that can run on an ARM cpu, so unless MS produces one, Chrome (and other linux forms) will have this market all to itself. One of the major factors holding back linux adoption is the unfamiliar user interface. Apple spent money and added a great interface to UNIX to create OSX. There's no reason that Google couldn't do the same with linux. And linux already has an impressive body of software available.

It is amazing how many dumb comments are posted on here. Windows will not increase the price of netbooks. Nobody abuses your privacy. What does George Bush have to do with anything ... MS is not a monopoly. Go buy a linux or a mac machine. Man people just post to hear themselves. Unfortunately, you do not listen to yourself and how dumb you really sound.

If I have a choice between Windows OS and Ubuntu for my new Netbook and the price difference is $50, I pick Windows OS. If I have a choice between Windows OS and Google OS for my new Netbook and the price difference is the same $50, I pick Google OS. I think it does have the potential of eating into the market share of both Windows OS and Ubuntu... At least for people using their Netbooks for mainly web browsing.

GW Bush is responsible for Google putting out Chrome.

Yes. Bush is responsible for everything that goes wrong including your challenged IQ. Bush, Bush, Bush. Cheney, Cheney, Cheney.

Google, focus on core... OS is a Microsoft World! This Chrome/OS distraction is exactly what Microsoft would like you to do... not worth the investment.

I think Chrome's gretest weakness is the fact that it will be an OS that operates exclusevely online. That's a pretty big change from what ppl are used to with Windows + most ppl are not rdy to completely trust the internet -- on the other hand if Google manages to make Chrome 100% attack/virus proof that'll be another story.. @ Johnny Ike: Dude u're like the dumbest s*it on the i-net -- stop pretending to be a retard and stfu if you dont have a fckn clue saying something just for the sake of saying it is not owrth saying it at all

calibuddyred: You are an idiot. What has your stupid comment about Bush have to do with the subject at hand.